Venice

Morning mission: get to airport early to get seat moved up front as I have another quick tsfer - this time 25 mins! They tell me Vienna is easier than Amsterdam though. I must have been impressive in my approach as I got in to Row3 and additionally, a bottle of Prosecco and special snacks were laid out on my table awaiting me!! Nice treat. Others had water handed out and water only :-( My gate for the connecting flight was of course the very furtherest. We had to bus in to the airport from the plane and then another speedy run past 33 gates to my gate - 34 but I made it. Big ups to those who convinced me to travel with hand luggage only.
From Venice airport you can actually bus in to the city but who would? I grabbed a water taxi in and met Nicki at our accomodation. We were both pretty overwhelmed. Venice is such a special place. We spent the afternoon wandering and sipped on the compulsory Aperol Spritz. Maybe 2.
The next day we were treated to a tour from an ex tour guide! A very interesting gentleman who has lived in Venice for 20 years but I discovered went to Khandallah School and Onslow College! David is the brother of a friend of Nicki’s and he showed us buildings with special historic significance, back street neighbourhoods and their local facilities, along with bits and pieces of fascinating info. He wasn’t a bit interested in the sculptures that caught my eye though!
Prior to this we had hunted down the specific bridge we wanted to catch our Gondola from - for quieter canals. That was great. Our punter did his best to serenade us but ah - mm, it was nice of him❣️Read more