Gelato Time

The breakfast at the hotel wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. The coffee was really good and it seemed as if they were extra creamy. Maybe I put too much milk. I made a few ham and cheese sandwiches using croissants and thought about taking one for the road. After we got our fill we checked out and stored our bags then set out to do some sightseeing though it was supposed to rain on and off.

The streets were packed with vendors and shoppers. David and I were taking photos left and right and acting like real tourists. It did start to rain a few times and we ducked into some covered walkways for shelter. I think the rain helped rinse the streets and canals because we didn't really smell the garbage that we were warned about. It is surprisingly clean. The rain did dampen the clothes that some people hung from their windows but it didn't last long. We tried to find another ATM to get some Euros which was a little hard thinking that the dollar was so weak but once we had the Euros in our hands they were so easily spent. We found our way back to St. Marks Square and it was a totally different experience. It was packed with tourists this time (darned tourists!) and the light revealed the majesty and glamour of Venice's landmark. I took many photos and a few videos so I would have a lot to remember it by. Although much of it was under repair it was still a glorious sight.

I think we did pretty well killing time today. We had lunch a cool little Italian eatery. We found more gelato. Stopped into a church where they hold concerts. We walked around- a lot. We found the water, strolled along some Italian fishing boats and had to take some photos for the Adamo's. At the end of the day we found an Italian cafeteria that was pretty cheap and had good pasta. We also did a bottle of wine and surprisingly finished it between the three of us. Did we do gelato again? All I remember is that we did gelato three times while we were there. We never did go on a gondola ride but we did see a lot of people doing it and it's just like in Vegas but outdoors. Our overnight train took off around 10:00 PM so I wanted to milk everything out of Venice as we could. This is the only sleeper car we would take and I know all three of us will take advantage of it. We have a long day ahead tomorrow in the south of France.