Venice - Tuesday, 29 October, 2013

Our last day of this amazing trip and we are exhausted. Bruce went to bed last night before 10pm and was asleep in seconds. This morning we went for a long walk poking around neighborhoods and squares. Then after lunch we took a shorte r walk around St. Mark's Square. After 18 days of brilliant sunshine, at 12:55 this afternoon, a thunderstorm whipped thru the area and folks on St. Mark's Square who were lunching al fresco sought cover really fast. It poured! We were already under fiver and enjoying some gelato. The Square is surrounded on three sides by a covered promenade which is home to shops and cafes. 

Resting this afternoon. Just too tired. The adrenalin rush of the last couple of weeks is over. We are looking forward to going home tomorrow. We leave the hotel around 4am and our flight to Amsterdam us at 6:35 am. Then we fly to Detroit and go through customs. Then on to Columbus.

This evening, assuming we are up for it and assuming the weather is good, we have booked a walking tour of parts of Venice ending up with a gondola ride. 

Some photos from this morning around the grand canal...

Our hotel... Very nice!

Stairs going down to the water. Note that the lower stairs are now well under the water!

See you all on the other side of the pond for a wrap up post on Thursday.

Ciao.

Bruce and Susan