If you're this close to Venice, you really must try to see it - so we did! Our 8:30 Eurotrain got us there about 11:15 and we immediately boarded the vaporetto (waterbus)for our "cruise" down the grand canal. Great photo opportunities as you will see in the slideshow. We had a nice two-course "turisto" lunch then it was on foot to see as much of Venice in six hours as we could - and we did a pretty good job! The weather was much cooler today - a real nip in the air - but we enjoyed our strolling and browsing in the many, many, many shops of Venice! Around every corner there's something to "write home about"! Hope you enjoy today's photos! More later!
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Cioccolata Domenica - Chocolate Sunday!
This was huge - this tops July 4th in Southport - this was EuroChocolate! While my friends persued their own interests in Florence, I decided to once again ride the rails through the hills - this time to Perugia. Several people had told us about the big chocolate festival so I went to check it out. I slid right out of Tuscany and into the region of Umbria (Italy has 20 regions - like our states) after making a transfer in Arezzo (where I witnessed the winning football/soccer team arrive). When I got to Perugia, I just followed the crowds onto waiting buses and up to the old medieval part of the city and became part of the throng! Thousands of revelers made their way among the chocolate tents and vendors, tasting and buying all sorts of Europe's best chocolates. It was quite an adventure to add to my long list of life experiences! Perhaps I'll go back to Perugia someday to see what its like on a normal day. Tomorrow it's Venice again! More later!