Super, duper day in Venice!
We sailed past St Mark’s Square about 12:15 today and it sure was a
sight to see! Lots and lots of people
waving at us as we slowly passed. This
is the last of the “big” cruise ships to sail in past the square. The Venetian’s said “no” more. From now on only smaller ships will be
allowed there and the larger ships will go straight to the commercial port. Oh, well….we’ve been lucky enough to have had
this experience twice so no complaints here.
The weather was warm and hazy today so no jackets or coats
required. The Commodore and I
disembarked about 1:30 and caught a shuttle right away and 20 minutes later
were strolling around this unique city.
St Mark’s Square was a crowded mess!
So many people there and lots of pigeons, yes, they’re back! We then wound our way around the back streets
and alleys till we came to one of our favorite places….the Rialto Bridge! We managed to scare up a table right next to
the bridge at the water’s edge and sat down to share a carafe of nice red wine
and we watched the “world” go by!
Perfecto!
Made it back to the ship after 5 pm and then it was time to
get the suitcases into the hallway for disembarkation tomorrow morning..:(
Michele and Tom had a “zip” tour of Venice that they enjoyed
and Betty and Don chose to go to the islands of Murano and Burano. They liked the lace making island of Burano
best.
Dinner with Luis was, again, so worth the price of
admission! He has given us the name of
another character that we are to contact once aboard the Emerald Princess on
the 25th! Sounds good to me!
Tomorrow we have to be up early and we meet at 8am for our
tour to Padua and then on to the airport where we will, hopefully, be reunited
with our luggage……crossed fingers!
The flight to Paris shouldn’t take long and I will be on the
lookout for runny nosed and feverish East Africans!
Good night from Venice and I’ll write tomorrow from
Paris! Imagine that….
XOXOXO
M
Sounds like a fantastic way to end the trip.
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