Venice

Wow, Wow, Wow!!!

We stopped at the beautiful Tuscan city of Siena on our way to Venice. Siena hosts the crazy, crazy horse race Palio di Siena twice each year. The town goes bonkers for this race and the place is booked out years ahead. Had a beaut Pici al Ragu for lunch in Siena as recommended by Sam a tour guide....bloody beautiful!

Stayed just over the bridge from Venice in Mestre for 2 days. 30 minute tram ride into Venice, and it's a different world. We had pre-booked a Gondola ride and it was so good...another one of those pinch me moments.

We chose to wander around Venice and see what we stumbled upon. We're returning to Venice for 4 nights after the tour, so will see Murano and Burano then. Found a little bar in the evening and settled in for spritzes, wine and cicchetti...bellissima!

We met up with Georgia's best friend Emma and her husband Jayden who coincidentally were in Venice at the same time...very nice to catch up with them.Read more