We left home on Tuesday, heading for a Mediterranean cruise from Venice to Barcelona. We flew into Venice and are here for one night; we take a bus from the airport to the cruiseport at Ravenna tomorrow morning (Thursday).
We changed flights in Zurich. I was very happy to look out the window of the plane to see our bag ready to be loaded onto our second plane, always a concern, especially the past number of months when we’ve read a lot about baggage delays in many locations (the blue one on the left).
On arrival in Venice, we collected our bag and headed for the water transport. It is connected to the airport, but is quite a long distance. I was glad for the moving walkways most of the way. The Alilaguna ferry’s first stop is the island of Murano, and the dock was right in front of our hotel, the Hyatt Centric. The room is two-level, with a nice living area below a loft bedroom.
Looking down into a small courtyard from our window. The newer hotel building is surrounded with brick walls, I’m guessing so it will fit in with all the other old buildings around.
After settling in, we took a walk around the area. This building was across the canal. The paintings are definitely showing wear. And it looks pretty deserted.
A bit further on was a large church, but it was covered with scaffolding and not open. Even the bell tower was completely shrouded. But this little statue area was right next door.
Heading back toward the hotel and off in the other direction, we found an alleyway that had a nice gelato shop, a potential restaurant for some supper, and a grocery. We bought some sandwiches for breakfast in our room. We will take the ferry back to the airport in the morning to catch the bus to the cruiseport. I’m hoping the wifi on the ship will be strong enough for me to write about the sights along our way.
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