Day 3: Venice

Well we had a very busy 2nd day in Venice. This photo is the highlight of the outsider's trip to Venice: the Basilica San Marco and its infamous pigeons. We took the public gondola #82 down the Grand Canal to get here, passing the Rialto Bridge and many other incredible Venetian sites. As you can tell by the picture, this square was terribly crowded with people, yet somehow we ran into our British couple from the train! Small world...
We then went to the Rialto market, a open air market filled with fresh fish, fruits and vegetables and prepared an ensemble and we were shocked that it only cost about 3 euros for about 6 lbs of food. We took the ferry to the public gardens commissioned by Napoleon to enjoy our meal.

By late afternoon we managed to get lost on some of the back roads and after about an hour of climbing bridges and traversing small streets, we found our bus station again. This became a really nice tour of Venice by the end of it.

Come early evening, we strolled around and caught another great Italian sunset. Tomorrow, Florence...Arrivederci!