The hotel had delicious breakfast of croissants and hard boiled eggs.
Once our stomachs were full of delicious croissants, eggs, and juice, we set off to Piazza San Marco where we viewed the Basilica di San Marco. We opted not to go in and just observe from the piazza. We had planned go in and tour the "free" section, but since we had a backpack along, we would have had to deposit it at the bag drop and then wait in line again. The clock tower (Torre dell'Orologio), also located in Piazza San Marco was beautiful and fun to see as well!
While we were in Venice, we did not opt to take a gondola ride. We thought it was overpriced, and we enjoyed touring the city on foot. If we ever go back, we will definitely purchase a 12 hour ferry pass and ride the public transportation water ferries along the canals. You can take the public transportation ferry to the islands right across the main canal from Venice.
Piazza san Marco opens to a wider ocean with a couple of islands across a bit of sea. Next time, we would have planned our day a bit better to have the option to head over to one of the islands for a bit.
We walked the city for the rest of the day to see the outside of some other beautiful churches and ate lunch on the main canal. I really enjoyed our lunch! We loved the atmosphere and table. The waiter kindly took our picture. We also enjoyed dinner in a courtyard resaurant resaurant before we geared up to head to Cinque Terre the next day.
Basilica di San Marco
Piazza San Marco
Me, standing in front of the Basilica di San Marco
Beautiful artwork at the entrance of the Basilica
Gorgeous!
Torre dell'Orologio
One of the many gondollas
View of the sea
Lunch along the main canal
Look at that gorgeous guy
The flowers were beautiful!
Loved our hotel in Venice
One of the islands right off the main canal in Venice
Another beautiful view of a canal in Venice
We enjoyed dinner in a courtyard restaurant on our last evening in Venice
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