| Since we love boats and we love water, Venice was one of our favorite places on this trip. As Venice consisted of 117 small islands connected by 409 bridges, travel within the city could only be done by boat or on foot. We bought a three day pass for unlimited travel throughout Venice and its lagoon and we made much use of our pass during our stay. Transportation was by motorized passenger boats called �vaporetti.� In our vaporetto we enjoyed traveling along Venice�s main street, the Grand Canal, where many of Venice�s lavish palaces, more than 100, had been located during its heyday. The Grand Canal meandered like an �S� through the middle of Venice. We also had much fun �getting lost� along Venice�s narrow, winding backstreets, traversing many of the countless small bridges connecting the different islands. |
