Venice is a very unusual and old city. John and I arrived one day before the tour began so we had an extra day to explore the city on our own. Our arrival from the Marco Polo Airport was an unexpected 25 minute boat ride to our hotel, which is right on the Grand Canal. Our hotel bellman had to take our suitcases from a very rocky boat. Once we registered at the hotel, we exited to the street side which has 100's of shops and restaurants! The basic transportation here are large boat taxis. We had a chance to stroll along the streets and the Grand Canal for a few hours and the weather was sunny and pleasant! We did get a few hours rest before we went out for supper. Venice is 7 hours ahead of CDT in the U.S.A.
Geralyn and I returned from Italy late last night. I will add additional pictures and videos from time to time. We had a great time but it is also nice to be back home.
Have a wonderful Thursday. God Bless you.. We are going to have 4 days of dry weather. Beautiful tempteratures. I am thanking God it isn't going to rain. It has rained every day since April. So we need to dry out some. Good Night. Hugs, Shirley
