What can I say about Venice? I LOVE LOVE LOVE it! It is such a mellow, laid back and beautiful city. It's all about cafe culture here, with folks sitting and watching the world go by with a coffee, beer or wine or gelato. There are no cars on the island at all so everyone gets around by foot or by water taxi. We've been hoofing it so far and it's funny how one minute you're jam-packed crowded with tourists and the next you're alone on a street. We've gotten lost a few times but always managed to find our way. You don't walk straight anywhere in Venice, but wind and meander your way around. Thank goodness for James and his map reading skills or I might be wandering a lot more!
James talked about the tour so no real need to go there. I'm looking forward to going back to Murano tomorrow to buy some glass. That was what I wanted to get in Venice...and then I'll figure out how to get it home.
Someone blogged about the smell in Venice. James says it smells like rotting vegetation but I don't smell it. All I smell is the sea and I actually like it alot. One thing I did NOT like were all the pigeons in San Marco Square last night. I cannot stand pigeons and James got a great first hand look at how much last night. The entire square is filled with those flying rats and I was glad to get away. Even if the square is beautiful.
Oh...one last thought on Rome. We were told on our last day (Friday) that the pope would be there to do the stations of the cross for good friday. James wasn't into it but still went for me. Even though I'm not religious anymore, that catholic girl in me couldn't not go see the pope. Although we were fairly close to him, we couldn't see him through the crowd. I can't even imagine how many thousands of people were there. The entire area around the colosseum was full of people holding crosses and lit candles. It was very moving for me and I'm glad we went.
Ok, time to head out again. We're going to try to haggle a gondola ride. They're apparently very expensive. We'll let you know how it goes!
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