Tuesday 22 July 2014

Venice by Vaporetto

...because why pay E100 for a gondala for half an hour when you can go right round the lagoon and Grand Canal in a ferry for an hour for E14. Ok not as romantic.

Venice was amazing and we felt like extras in the ballroom scene in the great movie Labyrinth.  Like Rome and Florence it was also full of gypsies who cursed you if you ignored them. I know we have beggars at home too but I've never been wished ill luck by one of them!

We could have spent several days exploring the Doges Palace especially the armoury. Another highlight was sitting in a street bar listening to some fantastic buskers. A string quartet playing Vivaldi.

All too soon we were on the train heading to Austria. Next stop the Tiernsee (actually the Achensee).


1 comment:

gailandrob said...

Great reflections on the arms!
Looking forward to tales of your meeting with the'Chalet girls"