Venezia

I love Venezia (Venice), for its’ canals, bridges, old buildings, and particularly for its’ quirky maze-like narrow streets. I also like that there are no traffic lights, no motor vehicles, and no bicycles. We had the most relaxing three days in Venezia, which felt like a holiday from our holiday.

The only way to get around in Venezia is either by foot or by boat. One can never be in a rush to get to anywhere in Venezia. The water buses, Venezia’s only form of public transport, travels at such cruising speed that you can’t help but wonder if it would have been faster if you walk instead. That provided if you don’t get lost.

Even with a map, getting lost in Venezia is inevitable. Most of the streets have no street signs! Our iphone with the google map app comes in handy as it has a GPS function which indicates our current position on the map, which helped us navigate our way through.

We visited the Palazzo Ducale (Doge’s Place) and Galleria dell’Accademia. The Galleria dell’s Accademia is a little of a disappointment. Lucky for us, entry was free on that day for some reason. Apparently, the gallery kept some of their more famous artworks (including Da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man) away and only bring them out during special occasions or upon request! We didn’t get to see the Vitruyian Man!