Venice

The day started out very nice. We walked down to the train station to check out the types of seats available on the Munich to Prague train. We had a really nice ticket guy who helped us get a Private Double Sleeper, which is handy meaning we do not loose a day in transit. He also showed us that we needed to pay a little extra to travel in Czech Rep as the EurailPass did not cover that.

We then had a nice quick breakfast at a little cafe down the street, but on finishing our coffee realized we were running late! We got back to the room and packed and had 10 mins to get to the train...which was about a 15 min walk away. It was on.....We ended up jogging there with full packs and made it onto the train with about 2 mins to spare. Lucky we had 3 hours on a train to recover.

On arriving in Venice we had to book the train for Salzburg in a few days time. Then after reading the instructions on how to get to our hotel, we bought a bus ticket and jumped on the number 9, This was interesting as we were not 100% sure what stop to get off at....was it the last one, or the 2nd last one??? We decided to wing it as usual. As fate turned out, we were the only people left on the bus after about 10 mins. When we felt we were getting close, i walked down to the bus driver who we knew did not speak English and I simply said "Villa Dori". He opened the doors and pointed across the road, at the hotel :)

We were staying on the mainland as it is about 20 times cheaper then on the island itself. This hotel offers a shuttle service to the island for $2.50 each which is sensational. We put our bags in the room and headed for the islands.

On arriving, we had a bite to eat....more pasta, and then set out to find stuff. As the guide books say there is no real need for a plan in Venice, just walk the streets and you will find something extremely beautiful everywhere you turn. We took this approach and loved it. It is the most relaxed we have felt all holiday. Strolling down little lanes, over bridges and into little parks and squares. On our travel we came across heaps of the things that the guide books had recommended to visit. It is very interesting seeing the water splashing against the back doors of the buildings.

We are heading back today for more of the same.