Off to Venice

The equivalent of a Venetian traffic jam!!

Off to Venice
Had an early start to walk to Interlaken West Station to catch a train to Spiez, where we picked up our connection to Milan. Typical Swiss efficiency had out seats marked so we settled in to enjoy the picturesque countryside through the Alps……not to be…. it was tunnels most of the way so not much to see, however we noticed a marked contrast in everything when we crossed into Italy, the scenery was unspectacular, the buildings grubby and their surrounds unkept compared to Switzerland. When we caught our connection to Venice at Milan we also had to laugh when we found our booked seats were diagonally opposite each other….once again not like Switzerland!!!!!

All that aside…..we arrived in Venice…..how magnificent, even better than expected. We caught the water taxi 82 to the Rialto Bridge and walked to Rome looking for our hotel, The Palazzo Sant’Angelo, only to find later that we could have caught a number 1 that would have dropped us at the door….note to self “do your homework next time!”
Despite all the hiking, which gave us a fabulous first impression of Venice, our hotel was a gem when we eventually found it. (photo above is part of our room) ....Click on any picture and it will enlarge it....I've only just worked that one out!!!
We wandered into a nearby palazza for dinner and had pasta and fresh asparagus sitting under umbrellas enjoying a very balmy evening….it doesn’t get much better!!.