A very relaxed day travelling. Arrived airport at 11.00 after a leisurely start. 13.15 flight delayed until 14.00. Took off in rain.
Got to Venice at around 17.00 local time. Lovely and warm getting off the plane. Took bus into city along the causeway which gives spectacular views coming in.
Hotel was a short walk from Bus station although a bit of an effort having to drag suitcases up a very steep bridge with no ramps. Hotel is small, basic but very nice, just off the main thoroughfare around the station.
Found a lovely restaurant for dinner alongside a canal about 10 mins from hotel. Had to put up with a boring south african who told us how wonderful each dish he had just eaten was and even brought some over for us to try. Having said that we followed his recommendations (in part) and the food was good (apparently they don't do very good food in Venice).
This is the restaurant (from the canal and over dinner):
Finished off with a couple of nice brandies at the hotel (it's not that basic!) and off to bed.
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