Venice, Italy

Got on tram to Venice. Stopped in Vicenza along the way. It was an old town, but almost everything we wanted to see there was being worked on or we couldn’t find them. It was REALLY hot. Train to Vicenza was bad. AC in 1st class was broken. It was too crowded so then we went on to 2nd class...that was packed. We decided to endure the sauna in 1st class. Train from Vicenza to Venice was bearable. Venice was extremely HOT. So much for the hope of a sea breeze. We quickly got to our reserved hotel. This was the first we reserved in a month. NO AC – it is very hot! We slept for 3 hours, then went walking. Even walking at night you sweat. It is very humid here and Venice smells, something you don't see in the pictures. After a Euro hotel breakfast, we bought an all day boat ticket. Took the boat to the famous places. Took an afternoon siesta. Went back out about 6 PM. Feels much nicer in the evenings. We tried to boat around a lot to avoid walking and sweating. This way you caught somewhat of a breeze. Night was nice on the water but for some reason, it started getting warm. Got back to hotel. The stupid place locked our shower.....the sign on the door said closes at 10pm. Now we were sweaty and in a hot room. AAHHH! Lets not forget the bed bugs Rachelle got the night before. They bit her everywhere.

Venice, Italy

St. Mark's Square & Clock Tower

Grand Canal

Saint Marks Basilica

Ca' Rezzonico