After a very wet last night, today dawned bright and clear. After a dawn out by the Salute point, we trekked over to San Marco and boarded our tour boat for the islands of Murano, Burano, and Torcello.
It was a beautiful day and we felt it money we'll spent. I cannot say we learned much as the tour guide's talk was hampered by a bad sound system and engine noise. However, the islands were great to visit, especially Torcello whose pace of life was much more like ours at home.
Once back in Venice, we had lunch and now fortified, we strolled the lanes and alleys and enjoyed the sights. Finding ourselves in Piazza San Marco, we decidedon a whim to go through the Doge's Palace. It is like a cross between Versailles and the Vatican, with a touch of the a Tower of London's prison thrown in. As photos are mostly forbidden, you either have to visit or find some book on it to see what I mean.
If that was't enough, we saw that the line to the Campanile (Bell Tower) wasn't very long so we took the elevator up and enjoyed the view. Windy and cold and full of obnoxious German teenagers. It was not as good as I hoped, but still fun.
Tomorrow we find our was to the train station for a trip to the nearby university town of Padua.
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