Monday, June 09, 2008

Venice calling
Pip Laguna here

I feel strange because I have not had any internet connection since leaving Wilson Mansions. That was ridiculously early Saturday morning.

We are here on Venice Lido. Tit is an island only 15 minutes from St Marks Square - the most recognisable land mark of Venice.
You can see on the map - it is a narrow strip of land facing Venice and the Laguna, on one side, and a beach on the other facing the Adriatic.
We walked in ten minutes across the narrow part.

The town we are in is central on Venice Lido. It is great - a slice of the Italy which we know so well. We first came to Italy in 1968 with a gang of working class kids - in a mini-bus we bought for thirty pounds.
We have cars and buses here. As you may know, Venice itself has
buses which are boats
taxis which are boats
ambulances which are boats
garbage collection carts which are boats
Posh vehicles which are boats
Cheap vehicles which are boats
EVERY mode of transport are boats.

Today - Monday - we spent the day on the beach and then we cauaght a bus (remember these are boats - just like in London or the underground - lots of stops!) to the centre of Venice hey - walked to the Rialto Bridge, dined at Madonna and then caught a bus home ........ fantastic ....



One picture is a map
second is a view from the Lido with St Marco in the distance - just over the Laguna.

you are beautiful
more pix from last week soon
more pix from Venice soon - I have found a cyber cafe - four pounds for an hour!!!!