We awoke to the most amazing fog that made the view out our window like being in a Turner painting. After breakfast we headed to the Basilica San Marco and the Doge's Palace. There's everything and nothing to say about these amazing buildings rich in the history of the
ages that hasn't been said. All I can add is that they will not disappoint, no matter what your expectations.After an sandwich and some espresso to clear our minds we jumped a Vaporetti, found a seat in the
open end of the back of the boat and road up the grand canal. Our DK Eyewitness Travel Guide for Venice has several pages that cover the hou
ses along the Grand Canal making this the best buy for a guided tour of Canal. We road once covering the entire canal in one trip, taking pictures and diligently reading the guide. After that we were able to enjoy and admire, looking up a particular h
ouse we were curious about after we got back on dry land. It's fun to ride at night and look in the windows and see the people, beams and chandeliers.
We had a very late lunch, early supper that night at Casin Dei Nobili, S. Barnaba, Dorsoduro 2765. The best pizza we had the entire time we were there, but they only took cash, so we only had enough for a bottle of wine and one pizza. We tried to go back for lunch another day, but were told they don't serve pizza at lunch time. We got some cash and stopped at a small deli to get some wine cheese and olives and headed back to the room early for a long hot bath in the huge tub.
