Today we took a high speed train from Florence to Venice.
At times the train hit speeds of 280 km/h which is about 175 mph! We cruised right along and had 1st class seats.
Once we arrived in Venice, we took water taxis from the station to our hotel.
We had a nice lunch at the hotel and then went on a tour of St. Mark's Basilica and the Doge's Palace.
After the tour, we were treated to a gondola ride by Tauck.
Finally we walked to a little ristorante that was quite off the beaten path that a friend of Nan's at work recommended when they were here called Ristorante Al Giardinetto da Severino. Now that's a mouthful! The food and wine was delicious which I am sure is sounding like a broken record.
We walked back to the hotel by way of St. Mark's Square where there are several ristorantes with wonderful live music.
Tomorrow we have the day to ourselves to explore Venice and then have our farewell dinner. Until then... Ciao!
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