15 June
Today we went to Venice by 2 trains. We had to change over in Bologna. When the train pulled into Venice we followed the crowds to Saint Mark's Square, on the far side of Venice to the train station. Initial impressions of Venice were very touristy and crowded and less canals and bridges than we expected. We listened to an audioguide in the square explaining the basilica, clock tower, bell tower, shopping precinct and the palace. The guide also talked about the history of Venice and the floods that occur up to 100 times a year! We also walked to the bridge of sighs that joins the palace to the prison.
After lunch in a park we wandered back across Venice happy getting lost in side streets and alleyways, keeping the grand canal on our left. We then went towards Dorsoduro, on the other side of Venice, where there were much less crowded streets and more canals and bridges -more the picture of Venice we both had in our heads.
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