We were to take a train to Venezia so we first tried to drag our suitcases to the Roma Termini. Bump, bump, bump… the cobbled streets of Rome does not make it easy to drag your suitcases and even walk at times. You really need to be careful as it is quite easy to turn an ankle. We tried for a couple of blocks but it was slow when a taxi showed up and we piled in with all the suitcases and then it was a five minute drive to the station. Quiet, fast ride through Tuscany. Dreamed about driving through Tuscany but I guess that would just be a dream. Arrived at the Stazione di Venezia Santa Lucia. Took the vaporetto to the nearest stop S. Angelo. What an interesting ride through the canal.
We then walked around a maze of streets until we found the flat at Campo San Maurizio.
We dropped off our luggages and headed for Piazza San Marco.
We continued walking to the Ponte dei Sospiri and further on. The Bridge of Sighs (Ponte dei Sospiri) is an enclosed bridge made of white limestone, has windows with stone bars, and passes over the Rio di Palazzo and connects the New Prison (Prigioni Nuove) to the interrogation rooms in the Doge’s Palace. It was designed by Antonio Contino (whose uncle Antonio da Ponte had designed the Rialto Bridge) and was built in 1600.
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Luis P Reyes 