Took a waterbus from the hotel down the Grand Canal
St Marks square, the basilica, Campanile and Doges palace:
Florien's cafe (pronounced "caff") in St Mark's square. Byron used to have a cuppa and full english breakkie here!
St Mark's square from the Campanile tower:
Coffee in St Mark's square with a quartet in the backgoround (performing a selection from the Sound of Music) was at Copenhagen prices! (e8 per cup of coffee since you ask, but the waiters were wearing bow ties and cream jackets so that was ok).
View from the Campanile tower (the tower fell down in 1902 and had to rebuilt, but seemed ok today!)
The Venice sewage system:
Had lunch in a lovely square by the Fenice theatre (who's claim to fame is that it's been burnt down by fire 3 times...oh and it also hosted the world premiere's of Rigolletto and La Traviata in the nineteenth century).
A water bus trip back to the hotel, then out for dinner, a walk down to the Rialto Bridge for a late night crepe and then another waterbus back up to the hotel...a long but lovely day.
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