Venice-final full day

We are so excited to get home, but thankful to wake up to sunny blue skies! After breakfast, we headed to an area we’ve never explored, the Ghetto Cannargegio. It was definitely locals and perhaps where the service industry lives. It was garbage day in Venice (fun to take videos for Burkey since we watch our garbage truck on the East Axton every week. A very different type of garbage collection) We also saw a police boat, an ambulance boat, fire boat as well as all of the gondolas, water taxis, and even a DHL boat. It was busy on the canals! We wanted to see St Marks Square in the morning without crowds and it was lovely and not under water. After our big loop, we returned to find the square filling not just with people but with water. The square is a low point in Venice and subject to tides. We explored lots of churches and mostly just got lost. Had cicchettis (small appetizers) with a glass of local white wine for me, BradIPA for JD:) for lunch, then back to the hotel to escape from the crowd for a bit and check in for our flight. Crazily, we ran into our friends from South Africa for the fourth time!! We all agreed we must be meant to be friends. We went to the Scuola Grande S. Rocca to view the works of Tintoretto, an amazing artist whose work rivals that of the Sistine Chapel. We then went to the Frari Church, a Franciscan church, featuring Renaissance masters. We closed the night at a small bar having small plates and a session IPA for JD and a glass of red for me. Met a delightful couple from London followed by a family from Illinois. Light sprinkles on our way home to our quiet and peaceful Venetian hotel.Read more