28 September - Venice, Italy

Woke this morning to our second day in beautiful Venice. We decided to walk to St Mark's Square which is not far as the crow flies but involves navigating dozens of little streets and crossing many canals. It takes ages to make any progress because every few meters you need to stop to take photos.

 

On our way to St Mark's we passed the Rialto Bridge, probably one of the most famous structures in the world, so, lots more photos.

By now the place was getting quite crowded. There are some incredible shops and markets around the bridge which draw all the tourists. Then finally after lots of little streets we suddenly emerged into St Mark's Square surrounded by many buildings we are all familiar with from books and films.

It is quite an overwhelming experience to suddenly stand in front of scenes you've 'known' all your life but not actually seen. Once again the good weather has persisted, and after a leisurely stroll home we bought fresh bread, cheese and ham on the way home and had a great lunch at our 'apartment'.