Getting lost in Venice.

 Venice is built on 117 islands formed by 177 canals.  That in itself is nice, but what really makes Venice special is that every building, on every canal and street in the entire city has its own unique decor and charm.  The main attraction to see in Venice is Venice itself.  Rick Steves recommends to spend some time just getting lost in Venice.  And that is exactly what we did

We were supposed to walk through this.  Apparently a dead end.

Ar night the canals seem to hide something.

These signs are typical for the type of guidance you get in Venice.

Rialto Bridge

We finally make it to Rialto Bridge which is a sign that you are close to the main square of Piazza San Marco.  It was a very complicated path, but every time we made a wrong turn we saw some new magical part of the city.

Legend:  Blue=water
R=Restaurant
Goal= Get to Piazza San Marco

In case anyone is going to  Venice, I thought it would be nice to draw up a simplified map of the town.  All the other maps are really too complicated.  Just download and keep it handy so you don't get lost.

The line for St Marks.

 We had a great night the next day we did all the tourist destination.  St. Marks had a 3 hour line so we used the Rick Steves recommendation and skipped the line(it's a secret how that works lol).

View of us, with the Venice lagoon in the background.

The Doges Palace

 To say Venice is nice is like saying the Vatican skimped on the decor.  Venice spent hundreds of years being the main trading post between Asia and Europe.  That money built what the city is today.  The Doges palace is where the progressive(for that time) government did their deeds.  This is basically the DMV for Venice.

Sondra makes Venice look good.

A panorama of a beautiful city