Venice, Italy. Part 1

Tuesday, April 5

Today was the last day of the first leg.  Some people disembarked, others embarked.  The ship is full this time around.

Now we begin the second leg of our journey.  We had a wonderful day visiting Venice on our own.  We took the Viking shuttle to near St Marc's square.  We walked over 4 bridges to get there.  One bridge gave us a view of the Bridge of Sighs. We walked for hours looking at a multitude of shops, restaurants, churches and museums.   

Geocaching brought us to the Scalla Contarini del Bovolo.  It is a famous hidden jewel of Venice.  We climbed the stairs to the top where we had a view of Venice's churches.  This spiral staircase is what is known as the "snail".   More than likely, we would not have found it without geocaching.  

We ate at a local restaurant with WiFi hoping to send photos.  It did not work.  We keep trying!