Saturday. We purchased our 36 hour vaporetto pass and started to ride. After a few false starts we got the hang of it. They operate like buses and subways in that the are routes posted at the stops indicating the direction of travel. Don't get on the vaporetto marked Rialto if you want to go to San Marco. We did a circle route on the number 2 all the way around the fish's mouth (Venice is shaped like a fish) and through the Grand Canal. We didn't see much because of the crowded bus, but our purpose was to see if we could take the vaporetto to the cruise ship port, Stazione Marittima.
It looked as if we could, but our hotel concierge shook his head and gave us another option. Piazza Roma to the monorail. On our way to dinner we did a dry run--and couldn't find the monorail. Doug the Intrepid got up this morning (Sun.) and found it. We could get another taxi, but we already paid for the vaporetto and, in Doug's words, "where's the adventure in that."
In between, we took the vaporetto to Murano and wandered from glass shop to glass shop. Found some treasures.
Today we board the cruise ship. There is internet on board, but it probably costs and so I will be judicious in my time spent on line. So posts may be more sporadic this next week.
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