There is no other place quite like Venice. Red roof tops,
narrow alleys, and gorgeous winding canals. There are soooo many bridges. 409
to be exact. The entire city is built on wooden stilts, and I still can’t wrap
my head around that.
We took a train to Venice from Siena, after our stay in
Chianti (read about that here). I was so
excited I could hardly sit still when we crossed the large bridge to the first
island. It was exactly how I imagined it to be from what I've seen in
pictures and the movies. Its otherworldly charm had me smitten.
You can walk the entire city, and water taxis are not really
needed at all. Our hotel was in San Polo, which was a really great location. It
was very central to everything, and not a far walk for getting where we wanted
to go. You can see the major sites of the city in two full days. We ended up
seeing all that we wanted, and by the third day had no desire to keep walking
on sore feet so we tried to kill time while we waited for our train to Paris. But
then we realized we could still take advantage of the hotel’s rooftop terrace.
So we grabbed a bottle of wine and a bar of chocolate and lounged for hours on
the terrace of our hotel. It was lovely, and very much needed.
More photos after the jump...
