A short break to Venice (Feb 2008)
We have developed a habit of taking each other away on city breaks for our birthdays. So it was Stockholm in October, and Venice in February!
We took the boat from the airport directly to our hotel in Cannaregio, the northernmost part of Venice - about as far away from the Piazza San Marco as you can get within Venice and all the better for it. In this area we ate and shopped with the locals - few tourists come this way, especially in February.
Hanging washing strung between buildings is such a common sight in Venice, and quite charming.
Building ornamentation spotted on the Grand Canal
A fully laden traghetto ferrying people from one side of the Grand Canal to the other
The Basilica di San Marco
Good food and wine with a pleasant lagoon view
Dusk on the Grand Canal
Incredible ice cream 'towers'!
Building ornamentation spotted on the Grand Canal
A fully laden traghetto ferrying people from one side of the Grand Canal to the other
The Basilica di San Marco
Good food and wine with a pleasant lagoon view
Dusk on the Grand Canal
