Ciao Venice

Venice, we are here - and it is time to check out this Hotel, and for some of us in that building below - on the left - "Dog Box" was exactly how you would describe the little dark dungeon we were in. Our view from the window was a "foot" wide alley, basically the wall of the second Continental's building, and I will forgo some of our other descriptions of this place!!.

Okay I have had "my whinge" as many of us did, but our Guide Stephanie had been alluding to our last hotel for the whole trip - so we were prepared, well sort've, for the worst.

There was a positive - Hotel Continental was on the Canal Grande

The hotel's laundry being "dropped off" and "picked up" via boat of course

The baggage arrives - via boat

Below is the Luggage canal boat Terminus!

Our exit from this room was really quick, we were now very encouraged to spend the majority of our time out of it, therefore seeing much more.

We wandered to a canal and watched a group of Gondoliers in practice

Then headed towards the meeting place for our Gondola experience The boys were waiting

We loaded - 6 per Gondola

with our champagne of course!

A happy toast to all

Our Gondolier

all decked out in red and white.

Not the serenader, like some

we relied on Anne and the Brig for our Gondola rythm!

It is amazing how they move these boats around

Heading to our home "port"

A great tour in excellent company again

CIAO!

Think we will take on a trip down the Canal Grande via ferry next, before tonight's dinner.