Venezia

VIEW FROM SAN MARCO

We have now been in Venice about 28 hours and the sheer volume of tourists(and I thought Echo Point got crowded) has worn us down and out somewhat. It certainly can't be easy living here.
Still....it is a beautiful place and the Renaissance landscape remains almost untouched..the marble worn smooth by dozens of generations of hands passing over the railings on the many bridges over the canals and the buildings appropriately decayed......and then there is the canals....it is all they say!
We have walked and walked (again) and avoided the expensive tourist traps: gondola rides et al
Our hotel (thanks to Lonely Planet) is very reasonable & so close to San Marco Square that we can see the top of the bell tower & witness the banging of the bell by the man with the stick...

VIEW FROM HOTEL WINDOW

Tonight we have lashed out (although a pretty reasonable price) for a concert of Vivaldi , Bach & Marais by a local ensemble called Interpreti Veneziani in a church a few canals & pontes away with no torch & a map that is continually leading us astray we may never return!

Hope you are all reading this as I have had only 1 comment in 3 posts (thanks Imogen)

YOUR TYPICAL CANAL VISTA

Back onto the vaparetto tomorrow to the station for another fast train ride (the trains are amazing) to Florence...keep you posted...
love Kath & Sue xo
PS Will have to ration postcards as the cost of postage is outrageous...sorry