Venice, How Could We Resist ~ 17th March

Being only 75 minutes outside Venice, how could one resist? We drove out from Verona and motorway'd it all the way, apart from the exciting last couple of miles (not that Italian roads aren't always 'exciting'!) right into the edge of Venice itself.
Parking ten floors up in a multi-storey car park, with the ascent like a helter skelter in reverse, we climbed on the 'veranda' floor with immediate views of the city. The €24 we paid to park for the day was only slightly more expensive than we paid on our walk around for two espressos and three cokes!
Eschewing the canal buses, we walked across the city to San Marco via some of the most beautiful streets, canals and bridges I have ever seen. It being mid March, the tourist numbers were moderate (don't you just hate tourists when you're visiting foreign cities? Especially foreign ones??), so it was very pleasant wandering around in the spring weather.
We visited a couple more churches (San Steffano, I believe), and a music museum, but it was the views and the atmosphere that we really loved.
Highlight of my day? Fleeting views of history and the mad architectural venture that is Venice.
Jude's highlight? Chasing pigeons around a plaza at lunchtime!
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