Day 18 - 22 July Venice

 Our last day in Venice. The day started out cloudy, and we though it might rain during our excursion - but again it held off, and we only got the blustery showers just after we got back to the ship, exactly like yesterday.

We had signed up for an excursion to Piazza San Marco today, so they put us on a boat and ferried us there, and straight away we left the tour. We walked west the couple of blocks and looked around the square quickly, then went on into the narrow alleys.

Basilica di San Marco

And that was essentially ouir morning - we wandered the lanes and across the bridges and window shopped. Midmorning we stopped for a rest in a cafe and had a drink, then walked some more.

Chiesa di San Giorgio dei Greci (with leaning tower)


Coming up to midday we needed another break so stopped at a cafe to get a pizza for lunch. Because only one of us was ordering food we were banished to another set of tables slightly further along (but in no way inferior). It was a very good pizza.
At 1pm we took the boat back, arriving at the ship just before two - and hurried back on board as we could see the weather coming. Another afternoon of reading, and of watching us leave the lagoon before a nice meal in the restaurant.


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