We left the beautiful Alps and made our way by train to Venice or as the Italian call it Venezia. We watched the mountains turn into fields and Austria become Italy. We took the water bus and enjoyed the views as we made our way to our apartment.
We had our first Italian meal at Rosticcerie Gilson a recommendation from our host. The kid both ordered the squid ink pasta, the sauce was black and delicious! So much so that the next pasta meal we had C ordered it again. We wondered through roads and allies and found many amazing treasures. As we wondered we found Venice is filled with glass shops, gelato, pizza, and pasta. Oh and bridges lots and lots of bridges to connect the hundreds of islands that create Venice.
Our home was next to a fish market so when we got up the next morning our first sights were fish. So much fish. It was very cool to wonder through the stalls and see all the fresh food, flowers, and even some souvenirs. Squid ink rice? Yes please!
We made our way to Piazza San Marco by water bus. It is a super easy way to travel although it is a bit slower than other public transportation we have been on. We got great views of the main canal and how the city works. We enjoyed seeing the garbage bots, package delivery boats, food and beer delivery boats, and all the others. There are no cars in the city so everything arrives by boat and is taken out by boat.
C is obsessed with all the pigeons in every city. When the opportunity came to hold some food and attract some birds he jumped at it. A well spent euro.
Just like in Switzerland we could not go to Venice without a gondola ride. these gondolas are a bit different though. Our gondolier took us through some back canals to show us a few beautiful buildings, famous sights, and Marco Polo’s house.
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