Venice

Hi from Venice.
What an exhausting few days but worthwhile!Feet ache and knackered.
We went Walking around Venice, got lost but was an experience in itself. Got to taking water taxis, traggetto etc.. to save our feet on day 2.
Bloody tourists everywhere!! St Marks square and Basillica were great and went up the bell tower (the campanile)just in time to have our ears blasted from the bells donging on the half hour!! Awesome experience tho and could see for miles. Went to the Ponte Rialto and Rialto markets, Bridge of Signes and Dogge palace. Gondalas Galore, bloody rip off as usual. Food good but pizza and pasta getting a bit monotonous, so had seafood platter last night for a change,calamari scampi prawns and fish, chips and salad. (Beats cooking I must say!)
On to Padova tomorrow to see our Italian exchange student (Emma) and her family and then on to my family in the mountains (Montangna) LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THEM AFTER 20 YEARS! Ciao for now and Baci