Venezia, Day One

What an amazing and crazy city this is. After exiting the train we boarded a water bus to Rialto. We proceeded to spend the next 45 minutes lugging our suitcases through the labyrinth of alleyways until we finally found our hidden hotel, the Palazzino G. Once settled in, we walked a lot and shopped a little.

We visited the Gritti Palace for dinner on the patio.Ernest Hemingway often enjoyed a meal and a bottle of Valpolicella on the Gritti terrace, then wandered one floor up to his suite to put the finishing touches on his novel, Across the River and Into the Trees, which was inspired by his relationship with a young Venetian aristocrat, Adriana Ivancich.

After dinner we decided our feet had had enough and took a water taxi back to the hotel.

We’re skipping the night’s festivities to catch up on some much needed sleep.