Today we left Rome and took the train back to Venice, as our flight leaves from Venezia tomorrow very early. We enjoyed the scenery along the way.
Our train arrived in the early afternoon. After taking a bus to a taxi to our hotel, we then took a shuttle to a bus to the vaporetto in Venice for a little more sight seeing. We always find it so rewarding to return to a locale we visited just recently. We did this on our honeymoon, returning to Paris for a second week after traveling in Spain. For this trip we only had a day, but Venice did not disappoint.
We still got lost a few times in the small streets, doubling back to find our way across canals and to places we wanted to see again. It's so rewarding to spend time in a place as beautiful as Venice.
The Biennale was still on exhibit, so we made some time to drop into a few of the sites. This site featured busts of all the notable Venetians through history, doges, explorers, and the like. Can you tell which bust is the figure that has been added for the current installation?
On our trip we both read John Berendt's City of Falling Angels, a non-fiction account of the 1995 fire and subsequent restoration of the Venice opera house. As a result we were intrigued to hear music in the auditorium, so we got tickets for this evening.
It was Mozart's Don Giovanni, and the show was superb! The acoustics were incredible in La Fenice and we really enjoyed ourselves.
Italy is an amazing place to visit, and we have had such a wonderful trip! Thanks to everyone who emailed or posted comments on this blog - it has been great sharing our experiences with you.
Ciao for now,
Kristina and Pete
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