Venice

Venice is truly an amazing city. The canals, the boats, the quiet streets without any cars, the views..... just everything was amazing. We were blessed with fabulous weather even though the forecast called for rain. It is a city that I would enjoy spending more than 2 days exploring. Michael's hotel was wonderful. It was well maintained, beautiful, and had an amazing bathroom complete with bathtub which means room to shower without elbowing the walls!

Piazza S. Marco is quite large and has many restaurants and shops along both sides. The church, like much of Italy, was under renovation so the scaffolds took a little away from the beauty. Just a little.

We walked along the streets and over many, many bridges while we explored Venice. It has a feeling of tranquility when you get away from the main tourist areas. The hotel was in an area of town far away from the touristy sites, so it gave us a starting point to explore. Michael was staying another day and 2 nights, so I'm sure he saw places we didn't have time to see. The last picture is what I think of when I think of Venice. Isn't it like a postcard? Venice gets 2 blog entries because I've added one just for Venice during high tide. That, in itself, is quite an experience. Be sure to check it out.