We spent the day wandering around the amazing lane ways and canals that make up Venice. This is such a peaceful, stunning and inspiring city to be in. It is so different to the reality of my everyday life. I loved it.
We bought some fresh vegetables in the food markets near the Rialto bridge then stopped in a nearby restaurant for some Italian pasta for lunch. We then made our way slowly over to San Marco square, stopping in many of the local stores, mostly the ones with local artisan products; amazing glass, pens, paper. It was my first time back in Venice since 1985 and I had some memories of places like San Marco Square and the canals.
We went inside and explored the Basilica di San Marco on the edge of the square and then headed out to the edge of the island where it was now very foggy and freezing cold. You could only just make out the vague shapes of the buildings across the water which are not that far away.
We wandered around the little lanes some more making our way back towards the area of our apartment. We realised we were lost when we passed the same little square with a well in it the second time. Time to consult the map. It is certainly easy to get lost. SOmetimes the signs take you down an alley that is barely wide enough for a person, yet it's the way to some main sight on the island. Getting lost in these lane ways is one of the best parts of being in Venice. An amazing experience for anyone who lives in a normal run of the mill, predictable and monotonous city like I do.
We eventually found our way back to the Rialto bridge and continued winding our way semi lost down lane way after lane way. We stumbled on an Italian restaurant that looked great so we stopped in for dinner and drinks.
Once we had finished dinner we headed back to our apartment which turned out was not far away at all, so we had managed to stumble our way along the lane ways generally in direction we were aiming for.
