Italy

After checking the weather forecast (90%chance of rain at 2pm) we decided to do our obligatory gondola ride early rather than later. Although Molly was a little disappointed that he didn't sing, it was still interesting to see Venice from the water - and we sailed past Marco Polo's house! We then strolled along the water front heading towards ANOTHER church (what a shame.... it was closed) before making our way to St Mark's Cathedral - with a quick lunch break on the way.....a piece of pizza and a spritza sitting on an old bridge. It started to rain as we waited to go in so we got to see the old down pipes in action - straight from the roof to the footpath below. Amazing mosaics on the floor....but no photos allowed.☹ We then walked home in the rain laughing at all the umbrellas that suddenly appeared (it was soooooo nice to feel rain on our faces). A quick stop at our local supermarket - inside a 300yr old theatre complete with murals on the ceiling - to pick up chips, chocolate, spritzas and beeria, then home for a few hours to listen to the rain falling in the canal outside our window. We decided to celebrate our last night in Italy with a dinner at a local restaurant so we put on our rain jackets, walked down our alleyway, crossed the bridge and walked into the pub across the canal. Cambey tried raw mince but ended up feeding it to the canal fish on the walk home after smuggling it out in his pocket. An impromptu performance by Di and Mat on our piano finished off a lovely last day together. Tomorrow they head off early on the next part of their trip, while we pack up and say Arrivederci Italy - Gidday Australia!Read more