Tuesday, April 29 - Venice/Florence

We woke up this morning to rain. There was an elementary school across the canal from our window and the little kids were so cute in their rain boots. We were scheduled for the 9:55 tour for the Secret Itineraries Tour at the Doge's Palace. So we got packed up, ate breakfast and checked out. We made it to the palace in plenty of time. The tour there was great. I especially enjoyed the part about how Casanova escaped from the prison four months after he got there. Grace would have loved to be in a palace. Troy says we are going to see one bigger and better than that one later on in the trip. When that tour was finished, we crossed the square to take an elevator to the top of the belltower. From there you can see all of Venice. Even in the rain it was very pretty.It was time for lunch when we finished there. We were in a hurry so we grabbed some McD's. We huddled in a little spot trying to stay dry while we ate. From there we headed to another side of the square where we had seen a post office. We bought some post cards at a little stand and I filled them out and mailed them. Then we went back to the hotel to wait for for the guy to take us to the train. He was right on time and even found the train for us and then found our seats for us. That was great! The train ride was fine but I personally was a little worried because the announcements for the stations were so low that I was afraid we would miss our stop. We didn't though and everything was fine. We checked in at the Hotel Degli Orafi and it was very nice, more modern than the last two. (http://www.hoteldegliorafi.it/Site/HomePage.html) After we got our stuff put away and had a minute to catch our breath, we went to find some supper. We didn't go far because we found a little sandwich shop that was cheap and quick. Just meat, cheese and bread but that was enough. We each got a sweet across the street, walked a bit more and decided to go back to the room. We washed clothes and strung out our clothesline to hang them. Then we bathed and were able to get to bed kind of early. Not as much walking today because of traveling.

13953 steps walked
5.539 miles
731 calories burned
2:04 hrs walked