Italy 2007

Day 9 – November 20, 2007 – Venice, Italy
Head to Venice at 8:45am
Bus to boat, boat into Venice
Walked to gondolas for ride
· Anniversary guy serenades his wife with a song he wrote just for her
· Someone saw a rat swimming while on gondola ride
Met back with entire group for local tour
Local tour with local guide
Visited Venice glass factory for demonstration
St. Mark’s Basilica
· Absolutely gorgeous! Gold mosaic tile everywhere – no pictures allowed
· No eating in St. Mark’s Square
Free time
· Lunch in ristorante
¨ Pasta and Coke Light (very yummy)
· Walked to Rialto Bridge, window shopped on bridge and through street vendors
· Stopped into bakery for a couple of pastries
· Roamed beautiful city “streets”
· Shopped
· Visited McDonalds for restrooms
· People in St. Mark’s square buy pigeon food to encourage pigeons to land on them
Met group again, boat to bus
Bus dropped us off at the outlet mall
· Shopped in one store, bought Nike messenger bag, went to grocery
Walked back to hotel for a short rest
Dinner at hotel (Buffet style)
Back to room for the night