Two hours after leaving Florence by train we were in the floating city of Venice. One of Italy's most unique cities, it is also the only truly pedestrian city in Europe. No cars, no scooters, no bikes. The only wheels we saw were on baby strollers and rolling luggage. Our 45 minute "cruise" down the grand canal on a vaporetto - like a city bus with no wheels - brought us close to all sorts of water traffic. The gondolas were fun to watch and the Lamberts and Harris' took a ride on one later in the day. St. Mark's Square was full of people and pigeons as usual. There were plenty of shops and cafes to tempt us into many stops throughout the afternoon until we met again at the train station for our train back to Florence. Great weather - great day! More later . . .
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