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ITALY

The first day we arrived in Venice I was amazed at all the bridges and canals. All the transportation is done by boat. It was nice to walk all over the city and not have to watch out for cars. It is a beautiful city and a hot spot for tourists. Lots of shopping, restaurants and gondolas. We walked around a lot and saw many interesting buildings and learned some of the history of Venice.

As we were walking around Venice, the Gondoliers were out in full force

trying to "sell" you a gondola ride. After we turned down an offer, one particular man yelled...no gondola, no romance, no VENICE!

This was outside our hotel in Venice. We loved our stay!