Venezia - Friday

We have had another fabulous day - this time in Venezia / Venice.
Francesco & Fabrizio took us on a guided 4 hour walk of a gondola maker, St Marco Square, the fish market and Rialto Bridge.
Franco, the gondola maker is one of maybe 5 left in the world who make the asymmetrical wooden gondolas. He has also been the gondola racing champion on 3 occasions. A privilege to see his workshop - this man normally doesn't entertain tourists!
Once the tour was over and we cut ties (reluctantly with Francesco), we went own way, together with Fred & Sheila. We found a nice cafe in a back street and had a light lunch together.
We then took the public water bus along the Grand Canal and found the location of our hotel in Venice, before returning to the Ave Maria for Lemoncello with Sheila and Fed.
We knew this week on the Bike/Barge trip would fly and we were not wrong. Time to pack and prepare for our departure from the Ave Maria at 0900 tomorrow morning.Read more