Venice
Mom's account of our time in the Venice:
From London, we flew early into Milan, Italy, where we took a 3 hour train to Venice, then a 30 minute shuttle into town arriving about 10:00 a.m. and that was the last of dry land! After a little wandering, and asking directions a couple times, we finally found our lodging for the night: a quaint little convent (full of friendly, Italian-speaking nuns!) right on one of the hundreds of canals crisscrossing Venice. We stayed on the third floor of the immaculately clean and orderly Casa Caburlotto overlooking the peaceful side-street canal and rooftop gardens across the way. We spent two busy days exploring almost everything this “floating” city had to offer. It was truly amazing to see a city totally engulfed by sea water, (but having no natural water to drink). The many canals, large and small, were full of a variety of boat traffic, including police boats, fancy gondolas with back-and-white-striped shirted drivers, brown UPS boats, taxis, ferries, mail boats, and even screaming ambulances with lights flashing! St Mark’s Basilica, built in the 11th century, was amazingly ornate with all it’s marble, gilding and mosaic-covered ceilings and floors. There were many other beautiful, ancient churches and buildings as well, even if many were in disrepair. The huge Rialto Bridge, supposedly the most famous bridge in the world, was a shopper’s paradise with so many shops of all kinds crammed onto the bridge. We thoroughly enjoyed learning about and exploring this unique water-city!
From London, we flew early into Milan, Italy, where we took a 3 hour train to Venice, then a 30 minute shuttle into town arriving about 10:00 a.m. and that was the last of dry land! After a little wandering, and asking directions a couple times, we finally found our lodging for the night: a quaint little convent (full of friendly, Italian-speaking nuns!) right on one of the hundreds of canals crisscrossing Venice. We stayed on the third floor of the immaculately clean and orderly Casa Caburlotto overlooking the peaceful side-street canal and rooftop gardens across the way. We spent two busy days exploring almost everything this “floating” city had to offer. It was truly amazing to see a city totally engulfed by sea water, (but having no natural water to drink). The many canals, large and small, were full of a variety of boat traffic, including police boats, fancy gondolas with back-and-white-striped shirted drivers, brown UPS boats, taxis, ferries, mail boats, and even screaming ambulances with lights flashing! St Mark’s Basilica, built in the 11th century, was amazingly ornate with all it’s marble, gilding and mosaic-covered ceilings and floors. There were many other beautiful, ancient churches and buildings as well, even if many were in disrepair. The huge Rialto Bridge, supposedly the most famous bridge in the world, was a shopper’s paradise with so many shops of all kinds crammed onto the bridge. We thoroughly enjoyed learning about and exploring this unique water-city!
Photos: to be posted soon
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