We arrived in Venice from Barcelona around noon today but by the time we took the bus from the airport, checked into our hostel, and got settled in, it was already late afternoon. So around 4 we set out to find (a late) lunch and explore the city!
Pictures of Venice always show the beautiful waters, but Venice is really unique because of all the hundreds of tiny alleyways and streets and hidden canals that make it such a maze! One second we would be squeezing through a tiny alleyway that seems to just be sliced from in between two buildings and the next second it will open up on one of the tiny canals that leads to one of the dozens of tiny bridges all over the city. I feel like a hamster could be very happy in this maze of a city. I sure feel like a hamster here.
After a lot of winding and turning and bridge crossing we finally came upon the Grand Canal, the widest part of the canal where the Rialto Bridge is. This is one of the more touristy areas of Venice and dozens of the iconic Venetian gondolas lined the shores of the canal waiting to take people for an 80 euro ride along the canals (we opted to spend our 80 euros on better things).
