Well, technically I guess we weren't walking "on" water but some of us walked all over the city of water - Venice. Doug, Suzi, Jan, Ron and I had a excursion to Europe's only truly pedestrian city. In Venice there are no cars, no motorbikes, no bicycles - walking or floating is what you do there. After arriving by train from Florence (2-hour ride) we hopped on board a vaporetto which is like a floating city bus. We moved down the grand canal stopping at every station on the route for a 40 minute ride. The old palaces, churches, restaurants along the canal are amazing to see, many centuries old. At St. Mark's Square we joined thousands of other tourists to see the sights there and then we were on our own for the next several hours. Shopping and eating was the order of the day along with looking at all the beautiful windows full of Murano glass, handmade masks and many other temptations. Everyone found the train station again in the evening and we were back in Florence at 8:30. Venice is truly unique - just another star in Italy's crown! The Daiglers and Smiths took an excursion to Rome today and the Harlows stayed in Florence for museums, etc. Our two weeks here is winding down now with just one more day before departure. There will be a "goodbye" post next. . .
Take a look at all the Venice photos here: https://plus.google.com/photos/106242844572593515289/albums/6199455402712559105/6199456266912585042?pid=6199456266912585042&oid=106242844572593515289
Take a look at all the Venice photos here: https://plus.google.com/photos/106242844572593515289/albums/6199455402712559105/6199456266912585042?pid=6199456266912585042&oid=106242844572593515289
