Easter in Venice

This past weekend Scott & I took the 2 hour flight down to Venice with our friends Jenn and Conrad for a long Easter weekend. Venice is absolutely gorgeous and one city that is a must see on everyone list. The weather wasn't spectacular (cold everyday and a few light drops of rain at night) but it was much better that the forecast for the weekend which was rain and mid 40's everyday.

We landed Thursday night at the Marco Polo Airport in Venice and decided to not wait for the public bus to take us to the water ferry station in Venice and opted for a private water taxi to take us directly to our doorstep.

Our private water taxi to the left.

Below: Me, Jenn, Scott and Conrad at our water stop on the private taxi.

Even though the private taxi costs €90 it was well worth the money since the view you get of the Grand canal when you enter it is beyond words. Here are a few pictures of the view when you enter the Grand Canal at night. Sorry as some of them are a bit dark.

Left: One of the many gorgeous buildings on the Grand canal

Left: the Rialto Bridge

We ate dinner at a little cafe/restaurant that was close to our apartment since we were all hungry.

Friday we ventured out in the morning to get some supplies for the apartment and to get some goodies for breakfast. We were staying right near the Rialto Bridge so ventured to the Rialto Mercato for our supplies! Some pictures below of the Mercato.

After breakfast, we were off to explore the city. No need for a map, just 4 pair of good feet to do lots of walking! Here are some pictures throughout the day on Friday:

To the left a view from the top of the Rialto bridge down the Grand Canal. Below: a picture from our water stop (San Silvestro) of the Rialto Bridge and the Gondolas in the foreground.

To the upper left: Scott and I on the Rialto Bridge with the Grand Canal in the background.

Above: one of the numerous canals in Venice.

To the left: the Basilica in San Marco Square.

To the left is San Marco Square. Below is another picture of the Basilica.

To the far left: the Venetian Street Lamps. Gorgeous share of a rose color.

To the immediate left: a view from San Marco out to an island.

Friday night we went to eat dinner at Ristorante Alla Madonna. HIGHLY RECOMMEND going as the food was great, the price was even better and it is a locals place!

A picture from dinner of Scott and I!

This is then where the venture begins. As I said, no map in hand but lots of walking feet. We wanted to venture out for a couple more drinks in Venice and enjoy the night. We sure did! We started at a cafe with some Paulaner beer (yes if you are German or know beer it is a German beer we are drinking in Venice...we said the same thing) then left there and we are not quite sure where we ended up since the canal flooded and you couldn't get through alleys so we were taking detours and such and finally ended up about an hour or so later near our apartment. So we called it a night

Saturday we headed to the island of Murano to see where the Original Murano glass is made. It was a gorgeous day out. Below are some of the pictures from the island of Murano!

Saturday night we enjoyed the night in cooking a fresh seafood dinner and playing "Catch Phrase".

Easter Sunday we ended up walking around and having lunch at a small cafe then taking a gondola ride. Some pictures from the gondola ride below:

Sunday night we went to Fortuny Terrace Restaurant and had the most expensive meal which was not great and not worth going to. However, I will say this, if we didn't try one of the top rated restaurants there we would have never known and also might always be wondering if it was good.

Monday we headed to the airport and back to London. I will leave you with some other random pictures of the trip!