We left Montenegro at 5:00 p.m. and woke up at sea. We had the morning to ourselves to sew, explore the ship (Brilliance of the Seas), read, or just relax and breathe in the Mediterranean air. I decided to sew on my hexie project from home.
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| Sewing at Sea |
We arrived in Venice at 3:00 p.m. and we made sure to be up on the deck to watch the view of the City while we made our way to port. It was surreal.
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| View coming in to port from inside the Solarium |
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We had to take a shuttle boat from the ship to the cityfront. This whole waterfront of Venice is dotted with water taxis, shuttle boats and yes gondolas. The one question I am asked by everyone who knows I went to Venice is, "did you take a gondola ride". The short answer is 'no'. It wasn't particularly appealing to me and at 100 Euros, the temptation to say "oh what the heck, let's do it!" wasn't there. I'd rather save my money for leather in Florence!
We booked an extensive walking tour with the lovely Monica for our second day in port. Monica had a lovely Italian lilt to her voice and an equally excellent command of English. We followed her through the Piazza San Marco (St. Mark) neighbourhood featuring Doge's Palace which was magnificent, over many bridges, St. Mark's Cathedral, also magnificent, and finally the Murano Glass Showroom.
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| Doge's Palace |
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| The Marzipan was incredible but we were forbidden from bringing food on the ship. :( |
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| Small shops abound. Waiting for Florence for leather shopping! |
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| Bridge of Sighs is the solid higher bridge |
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After the walking tour, we had time on our own to wander and explore and eat before we had to take the shuttle boat back to the ship.
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| Spaghetti and Meatballs (quintessential Italian food). Just had to! |
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| New friend Suzy from Florida |
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| Best creme brulee I've ever had! Period! |
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And that was Venice! Unfortunately, we were so exhausted that we were in our cabin resting when we sailed out in the evening so we missed the city at night, fully lighted. From our friends' photos, we realized we were sorry to miss this.
Next stop is Split, Croatia!
Until then,
Mavis
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