Our Honeymoon - The trip to Venice

Written by: Dan
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Our trip was long (over 20+ hours), but successful. We traveled from Detroit to Chicago, and after a short layover, got on the plane to Amsterdam. It was the biggest plane I have been on - 474-400. It had an upstairs! The plane was not full, so we started with our own row in coach. After we took off the crew bumped us up to business class! The seats were great (the even recline to allow us to lay down). We had our own screen and movies and such to keep us busy. So, of course, we didn't sleep a wink. After another layover we were headed to Venice (On this plane ride I was sound asleep before they showed us how to use the seatbelts).

Once we arrived we quickly got our baggage and headed for the city. We opted out of a water bus for a private water taxi. Though much more expensive, we are glad we did it since it gave us a great tour of the city, and a fantastic ride.

Our Hotel (Bauer Hotel) is located on the other side of Venice a block from St. Mark's Square. This room is amazing. It is huge for a european hotel room. It has a hottub, little living area, and an ass washer! Plus, we have our own private balcony that overlooks a canal and an old church. We have yet to get inside this church, but have plans.

Last night we took a walk to get dinner. Dinner was a fantastic, we had thier house drink, pasta and pizza. The house pizza had egg on it! I am totally giving this a shot on my own when I get home with our new pizza maker. The walk back was interesting, we sorta got lost. This should be no suprise since we can't navigate with streets in the town we grew up in. Give us a foreign country and waterways instead of roads - we had no chance. Anyway, we came back to the room after a long walk back to a complimentary bottle of champaign and a long night's sleep.

Today is the "touristy" stuff like the Palace of the Doges, St. Mark's Square, and the Basilica. We will post picture from those stops later. Tomorrow we may travel to Verona to see an opera at an old roman arena.

We are at the hotel resting up now, looking for a place to eat. So far this has been the most amazing place. We can't wait to get back outside, break into that church next to us, and tear up the city.