Venice

Travel to Venice was uneventful. We arrived amid another throng of people and got away from the train station and its bustle. Venice was not what I had expected really. Canals, yes but not the tiny and meandering streets and alleys. We worked to follow the phone GPS, but the enclosure made getting precise locations difficult. And the tall buildings made keeping my bearings hard. So we meandered and did end up at our room.

Sunday and Monday were dedicated to seeing what we could see. Originally we’d planned to day trip here from Verona, but really pleased we had the time to spend a couple nights. The pizzas are bigger than expected, and seeing buildings I’ve only seen in books was remarkable. 

We are now on the train to Ancona where we will board tomorrow night’s ferry to Split, Croatia.