Venice, I don’t think there’s any other place like it. And I don’t think I’ve ever seen a city so photogenic. I could have taken a picture about every single step and they would all have been stunning. The amount of amazing architecture and the colors, oh those colors are amazing! And the light and the reflections! It’s an artists dream!
Funny thing about Venice is that everyone that had spoken to me about it beforehand had mentioned the smell, most of the time it would be the first thing people mentioned. We didn’t get any of that though, the only smell we had was that of salt water and fresh air which I happen to like a lot. I guess the bad smell is only in the height of summer when it’s really hot.
We had parked the car at the Venice airport and took a boat to the city which is an amazing way to arrive because it gives you those first glimpses of the city from the water and you enter the city through the Grand Canal. Our hotel was located near the Rialto bridge, it was a bit tricky to fins due to the duplicate street names and weird numbering system. But once we had found it it was a very pleasant surprise. We had a room on the fifth floor with two windows offering beautiful views over the rooftops of Venice.
Venice has so many things to offer that I think we have only scratched the surface on this first visit. We walked to San Marco square, watched the sunset from the top of the Campanile, did a boat tour to Murano, Burano and Torcello and rode a gondola at night. we only did a couple of churches and one museum because there was simply not enough time. It is definitely a city we would want to visit again!
Venice was our midway point, now we were slowly going to make our way back to Rome. But not before we had seen the Lago di Garda, Migelangelo’s David and Leonardo’s birthplace but more on that in next weeks blog post...
