Italy Part Three: Venice

Hello Blog Readers!

As I said in my last post we caught our train from Florence to Venice. When we arrived in Venice we dropped our bags off at the inn, stopped for a pizza lunch, and then checked into our inn, the Casa del Melograno. Kathleen wasn't feeling to well so she had a nap. After she woke up we went for supper. After supper we walked through the neighbourhood for a bit and then spent the remainder of the evening relaxing at the inn.

The next morning we had breakfast at the inn and then started to explore Venice. Our first destination was the La Fenice, an opera house, that has burned several times, but has always been restored to its original state. After the opera house we continued down the streets and saw many beautiful churches on our way to the Piazza San Marco. The piazza is home to many of Venice's major attractions such as the Basilica di San Marco, the Palazzo Ducale (the Doge's Palace), and the Campanile (the basilica's bell tower). We walked through the piazza and took many pictures and then took the trip up the bell tower where we saw the beautiful view of Venice. After coming down from the tower we continued our way down the streets of Venice and saw many more sights such as the Scala Contarini del Bovolo which is a five storey spiral staircase attached to a palace. We then had lunch before crossing the Ponte di Rialto over the Grand Canal. On the other side of the canal we first saw one of the largest churches in the city, the Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari and then continued onto the La Dogana da Mar and the Santa Maria della Salute (the church of Saint Mary of Health).  After finishing our sightseeing we stopped for a supper of salad and pizza and then went back to our inn for the night.

The next day we walked to the north side of Venice to catch a boat to the island of Murano, famous for its glassmaking. We wandered through Murano and looked at the many glass selling shops and glass sculptures Murano is famous for. We then went to the Glass Museum and saw many more modern and ancient glass of Murano. After lunch and a thorough walk through the streets of Murano we caught the next boat to the island of Burano. The main features of Burano is the multi coloured houses and its lacemaking. After the short stop in Burano we caught the boat back to Venice where we again had a supper of salad and pizza. We then returned back to the inn for the day.

Our final morning in Venice we were up early for breakfast and then we were off to the Venice Marco Polo Airport. Our plane took off shortly after lunch and we arrived back in London. We had supper in London before catching the train back to Ipswich and then on to Melton. We had an amazing time in Italy and can't wait for our next trip! Thanks for reading!

Till next time,
Rocky