Old World Part XII

Our last stop was the city of Venice. We had planned on taking a romantic ride through the canals but a planned event on board the ship changed our arrangements. It turned out that the change of plans was probably a good idea. The little boats made me a little sick to my stomach. Who knew.

We pulled into port and had a wonderful view of the city as we passed. It was amazing to see all of the boats ferrying people around. Large luxury yachts, small pleasure craft, big water taxis pulling in and out of taxi stations all seemed like a well orchestrated water ballet. They were picking up garbage on boats, delivering supplies and moving everything that the city needs by water. It was an amazing sight. A city fed by a system of canals. Way cool.

We docked and went into the city to explore. Of course we took a gondola ride and I got a bit woozy. Our gondolier sang to us and told us the history of the city. It was an enjoyable tour. My lovely wife snapped picture after picture. When the ride was over, we strolled through the city, over bridges, past shops, cafes, and finally into San Marco square. It was magnificent. The architecture and paintings and statues. It was my turn to do some high speed picture taking.

Venice was the perfect ending to a great cruise. I could have spent another day there exploring but as they say in show biz, always leaving wanting more. I certainly would like to visit Europe again. There is so much more to see but for now I am still enjoying the memories of our trip around the boot.

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