This truly is one of the most photogenic places on Earth.

We arrived here after catching a high speed train from Florence. After a bit of mucking around with our accomodation, we finally checked in to our flat.

It’s huge! We front onto a canal, in a quieter part of Venice.

We are also just a short walk from the Accademia bridge, where I watched the sun come up and go down today.

Today we walked around the city, up and down streets, over bridges and somehow ended up not getting too lost in this rabbit warren of a place.

We went to the top of the bell tower in St Marks Square. After all the steps in Positano and Cinqueterre, we were kind of happy to see an elevator.

We had a great lunch by the Grand Canal. After walking for so long in the hot weather, we could hardly wait until midday and for the bar to open!

At night, we took a gondola ride through the canals. It’s not cheap, that’s for sure. But who could resist?