And so to Venice

After an early start and a quick pit stop in Stroud we headed to the airport.

The door was a little bit late leaving but we amused ourselves in the lounge whilst waiting.

We arrived at Venice airport and after an age for them to sort the air bridge it we walked through immigration and then collected our bags.

Our transfer to Venice island was too be by water taxi. We found the desk and checked in then waited a short while until we were called to walk directly from the terminal to the quay.

The water taxi was a small vaporetto boat and there were about 11 people on board. We left the quay and raced across the lagoon towards the city. There had been some storms in the area and the clouds with sun shining through looked spectacular.

We were the first stop and once off we walked the short distance to the hotel Alle Guglie where we checked in.

By now it was almost 7pm and so after unpacking, we explored the area around the hotel. The streets were quite busy, seemingly with locals and tourists and after a quick drink sitting outside we found a smaller bar where we whiled the evening away with wine and ciccetti. (Small snacks)Read more