Venezia - Day 1

Here we are in Venice


for our 6th visit together! 

We arrived just before 5pm local time and it had just stopped raining. As we're travelling with only hand luggage, we got out of the airport in a matter of minutes and we caught the 5:30 pm Alilaguna boat to the city.



and through its dirty windows we had our first glimpses of La Serenissima


Ah, it's good to see that everything is still there, as it had been for many centuries.

We got off at S.Angelo and took a vaporetto (a water bus) to La Salute



This time we're staying at a B&B in Dorsoduro (we stay in a different part of the city every time).

By then it was time for a little stroll down to the Le Zattere, the waterfront facing the island of La Giudecca





and up the Rio S. Trovaso where you can see a gondola boatyard that almost resembles an alpine chalet




An aperitivo in campo s. Barnaba




and it was time for dinner in campo S. Margherita.

When we came out of the ristorante, we were surprised that the clouds 


had been replaced by a full moon


We headed for piazzale Roma (and got lost on the way)


to catch the vaporetto down the Grand Canal to Piazza San Marco.



Ah, it is all just so romantic!







St. Mark's square was slightly flooded - the water seems to come up from underneath




It was 11 pm already and much quieter than it would be in the day






We didn't go for a drink at one of the cafes on the square; maybe tonight...



Now it's almost 9 am and it's pouring with rain. Let's hope that the weather improves a little!