Day 5: 8/12/08

Early in the morning, we board a water taxi (boat) to the city of Venice, the romantic city... It was very cold and windy.. with a temperature of minus 4 degrees... Venice was flooded just last week due to the continuous downpour... The water level was indeed very high.. was almost reaching the brink.. no wonder it will flood..

We visited ST Mark's square, Doges Palace and St Mark's Basilica. We also visited the glass blowing factory where we are able to see richly colored Venetian glass made to world class standard.





We also hopped on the gondola ride.. which cost 30 Euro (60 bucks) per person.. but it was a great experience.. but kinda disappointed coz it wasnt like wat was protrayed on tv.. where they will sing love songs throughout the gondola ride etc..

We had sandwiches for our lunch at one of the cafes.. we tried tuna, sauage, chicken, ham and chesse sanwiches which was not too bad... jh and I had a hot coco drink, which is really very thick, kinda like drinking a choc fondue.. while dad and mum had their espresso...





This is such a lovely place... the photos did a good job in showing rite?? i onli uploaded afew here.. can check out my photo albums for more pics.. "i'm loving it"

By late afternoon, its time to bid goodbye to Venice... the water taxi back made me abit seasick... We hopped onto out coach to proceed to the fashion city of Italy- Milan... where we stayed at the Grand Hotel for a night b4 exploring Milan...