
Maybe the Venetians would have been happy to hear that, given the fact that the majority of them actually voted to secede from Italy in March, 2014. This sentiment has been brewing for a very long while, but has increased drastically in recent years because they pay billions of Euros to Rome in taxes and don’t believe they get back what they are due.

THE GOOD



The Bridge of Sighs was completely different than I expected, but it was still really cool to walk across it and look out the tiny windows that the prisoners often caught their last glimpse of the outside world through.




The Bad

The Watery
I really wanted to experience this when we were in Venice, and on our last day there, we did. The city is a finely tuned machine when it comes to getting the pedestrian walkways set up quickly, and the vendors waste no time in setting up their stands with plastic baggies to put over your shoes. The water made it all the way into St. Mark’s Square, although it was not nearly as deep as it often is.


Water Taxis


In conclusion
Coming up next…our excursions to Padua and Bologna!
I hope that you do return to Venice and that you visit the islands of Murano and Burano next time! I found them much less crowded than Venice itself–and just as beautiful!
Hi Erika! Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to comment. I am still really disappointed that we didn't get to Murano or Burano, and I actually do hope to get back one day and see them both, as well as to have another chance to visit Venice and actually stay there.
If you have a blog, I'd love to check it out…please let me know where I can find it.
Thanks again and happy travels!
Denise