We made it safely to Venice! We had an adventure with our taxi in the morning. At exactly 6 minutes past the time we had booked (I've determined that the taxis here all run exactly 6 minutes late) we got a call from our cabbie saying she was outside waiting. I looked out the window, no cab. "No you're not." "I'm here at Via San Donato number 5." "You're at the wrong address." So eventually we determined that she wasn't at San Donato, but at some similar sounding street. We tried to give her directions "up the hill" but eventually she followed some scooter that happened to be coming in the same direction. In any case we made out train, and even had time for a cappuchino at Florence, where we had to change trains.
Here's your first view of Venice when you exit the train station:
We took the water taxi t our hotel, and then wandered about a bit.
Venice is a magical town! We're going to see the Doge's palace and other sights, and I'll post more pics over the next few days.
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