Day 8 - Venice, the land of a hundred islands

After a stressful ride through Florence to drop of the rental we made it to our train to get to Venice. It was a 3 hour ride to the S. Lucia train station on the island of Venice. What a sight! It is gorgeous here, and contrary to popular opinion, it does not stink. The water looks quite clean actually. It feels like we are on a movie set with these back alleys. Venice is a shopper's dream as it is full of gorgeous shops filled with elaborate murano glass, leather, and other high quality gifts. Our B&B is just a 2 minute walk from the famous rialto bridge. We walked our way to St. Marco's square and that was quite an experience. Yes, it filled with pigeons and they will land on you if you get close to them-it freaked me out. They are harmless though and it was fun nonetheless. The square was surrounded with orchestras playing-it was unforgettable. That is all I can say about this trip. I do want to say that the food in Italy is so freakin' good, I don't know what I will eat when we get home. Everything is fresh and top quality. JoAnne and I are addicted to spicy pasta and bread with olive oil. I have eaten enough olive oil that I may end up sliding back to N.C. Pasta just isn't the same in the US. Ok, I will go for now. Love you Madelyn!