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My sense of smell is horrible, although there were a few spots that did not smell good. Mostly I didn't smell anything bad. It was not clear, that's for sure. The air is very humid. I never had a good hair day, or good hair minute for that matter.

Sounds from the second tour... 20240506_085210.mp4 20240506_110754.mp4 20240506_122516.mp4

Scenes from the second tour...

This was our second tour in Venice and during our last full day. Another great tour and as you'll see in the boat photos and videos, not for the mobility challenged or prone to motion sickness. The boat tide to our first stop was an hour...

Shots from our first tour. See post 369 for details...

Sounds of Venice... 20240506_150620.mp4 20240505_104401.mp4 20240505_105315.mp4 20240505_120949.mp4

Scenes from Venice...

@AG2 Something else i forgot to mention in case they didn't tell you is the hotel will offer you a complementary trip to Murano for a glass making demonstration. The whole trip takes about an hour and a half. They pick you up at the hotel and drop you back at the square.

Limoncello Spritz! Did I spell that right?🤣

This is the tour we took yesterday and it ranks at the top of the list of all tours. I'll post photos later. Some of the best yet, IMO. Today's tour should be as good or better. More later.

Yesterday, public rail was on strike and today both public road and water busses are on strike. I'm told you can book guarantee rail and traveling business class accommodate luggage well.

@AG2 The water bus (we call it the boatro as opposed to metro lol) stop is next to the hotel and their private dock is right at the front door. See photos, first for the boatro and second for their dock with the brown and white striped pools.

@AG2 I forgot to mention, you will need cash for the water taxis and the water taxi from our hotel to the airport is 200EUR, but we have to do it as I've never taken a water taxi to the airport!

I had the train booked then cancelled it because they changed their baggage allowance on 1 March and I wasn't sure we would be in compliance. Also, I was a little nervous about storing the luggage on the train where it would be easy to watch. Probably would have been fine, but I'm a worrier. We used a driver arranged by our R&B in Ravenna. Email address is danilo.cimatti@gmail.com. The cost was 330 EUR one way. Yes, I have now run out of family members to sell to pat for this trip. 😆 Happy to answer any further questions.

Thank you for your kind comments! Yes, funny to see she changed her mind. Wishing you a smooth sailing and safe travel!