27 September - Arriverderci Roma -Venice, Italy

Woke up this morning and ready to travel to Tiburtina Station to catch the very fast train to Venice. Our driver got us there with nearly an hour to spare. This train is really an experience. At one stage the speedo was reading 290 km/hr and it hardly felt as if you were moving. By 1 pm we had arrived at Santa Lucia station in Venice and it was time to catch a Vaporetto (Waterbus) to the place we were to meet our contact for our apartment. Eventually got all that sorted and by 2:30 we were installed in our two bedroom apartment which is very modern and absolutely beautiful. Even an outdoor area to enjoy a drink and a cigar. This is the view from our front door.

Went for a quick walk to do some beer and grocery shopping and to explore our environment.

Nearly time to go and choose one of the many great looking restaurants around here, including one serving Indian - no kidding!