5/4-Arrived in Venice yesterday morning. The ship is docked some distance from central Venice, so we proceded to the transportation area along the Grand Canal and hopped on a "Vaporetto", which are the city's "water buses" and made our way to Piazza San Marco. Nothing can quite prepare one for the throngs of people milling about or the lines waiting to get into the Basilica. So, we decided to just wander for the day and get our bearings, since we have two more days in Venice. And wander we did. As our favorite European travel author wrote, "just wander and explore-you can't get lost, it's an Island". And what a great time it was, traipsing up and down the narrow streets, arriving at new and picturesque sights around every corner! Eventually, after a pizza and coffee lunch and more wandering, we wound up walking back to the ship, tired but fullfilled. This morning we plan to visit the Basilica and Droges Museum, but it is raining right now so we are going to wait a bit.
The adventure continues!
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