This is our last full day in Venice. We decided this is the day to just walk around and look at the area, do a little shopping and have some relaxing fun. The day started off with another nice breakfast in the hotel. The name of the hotel is Locanda Orseolo, which means Orseolo Inn. As we said the hotel building is over 1200 years old and located on the canal Orseolo. The area around the hotel was owned by one family, a very rich family, and so the canal and a street are named after them. The people who run the hotel are very nice and greet you by name as soon as you are introduced to them. The breakfast is as good as or better than we had on the ship.

After breakfast, we started walking and window shopping. Window shopping did not last long, and Judi was off and running with her purchases. I was just along to help her spend her money. I have to say, that she made an outstanding purchase, but will let her explain what it is. I purchased some souvenirs and a gelato.


We walked over to the other hotel that is owned by our hosts. It is very nice and as a balcony where you can have a drink and watch the activity on the Grand Canal and also with a view of the Rialto Bridge. While we were sitting there some people that we met on the cruise sailed by on a vaporetto, a boat “water bus” that circles the city on the larger canals. They yelled and waved at us, so being friendly people we waved back. We spent about an hour there and then walked back to San Marcos square, using some new side streets and crossing some new canals. Actually there are no new canals or side streets in Venice, but they were new to us. Arriving at San Marcos square we found a restaurant and had some pasta for lunch.


Now it was back to the hotel, to rest for awhile. This evening we went back out and looked for a pizza parlor. They are not hard to find, but finding one that will sell pizza by the slice is a problem. We finally settled on a pizza parlor. This is our new world, a pizza parlor in Venice, Italy, owned by a Chinaman. Oh well, we ate the pizza walked back to San Marcos square and then to the hotel.


Tomorrow we depart for Rome. We are wondering what it will be like to go out of our little window in to a water taxi. Oh well another adventure.


Here are some pictures from the other day.

Grand Canal                         Isalnd of Barano 

                                                                                                      Low Bridge             
             Glass Blower on Island of Marano