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Last night after my last blog post we went out for a late dinner at a restaurant recommended to us by the reception desk that was very close to the hotel. At first we weren't sure that we would find it because our hotel is in a more remote area of Venezia so there aren't all that many street lamps and it's hard enough to read the street signs during the day. On top of that it was still raining a bit from the storm earlier.

Turns out the restaurant really was very close by and when we went inside we were greeted by a waited who swept us in and asked us if we liked pasta. "Do you like pasta, we have good fresh pasta. You want pasta with shrimp and mushrooms? Yes, okay sit down." Before we even sat our meal was ordered for us, no translating or thoughts involved. Since it was late we really appreciated that and the food was really excellent. After the pasta we got Venetian cream for dessert which was really good as well. Then we happily headed back to the hotel in our slightly overstuffed states and headed to bed.

This morning we did our best to wake up early and get to the continental breakfast at the hotel. Afterward we went down and added another nights stay to our hotel because we originally were only going to stay in Venice last night. Then we headed off through the windy, poorly marked, confusing streets of Venice to find San Marco. There were signs pointing us in every direction to get there and tourists everywhere, but eventually we found it and it is absolutely beautiful. We waited in not too long of a line to get in and walked around the church filled with mosaics (though we unfortunately couldn't take photos) and then went up to the museum and terrace levels. After we went and tried to make our way to the Rialto bridge, which is the big famous Venice bridge and stopped for lunch along the way. It was just a quick one at a "snack bar" as they call them, and it was pretty good.

After lunch we climbed up the Rialto bridge and walked through the market area after it and then wandered some more to find the train station. Rick Steve's recommends taking a tour of the Grand Canal via waterbus #1 from the train station, so thats what we did. It was pretty croweded so it was hard to see some of the sights, but we still got some good pictures and it was a nice way to see parts of Venice. Then we wandered around by Piazza San Marco looking for a place to eat dinner but finally decided we needed to get away from the touristy area to eat. So we got back on a waterbus that took us to the train station, from which we walked in the direction of our hotel. On the way we passed a restaurant near the street that lead to the Jewish Ghetto that was just packed with a group of Jewish people having some type of celebration, and just another block down we found the perfect restaurant to eat at.

We shared an appetizer of shrimp and mushrooms, and then we shared some clams. Then I had pene with gorgonzola and prosciutto, and mom had tuna steak with zucchini. It was so, so good. Probably the best food we've had yet on the trip.

As we were sitting there enjoying our dinner by the canal, we realized that the waterbus that kept driving by was just the one we needed! So, after dinner we waddled to the bus stop, got and and were back at the hotel in no time! And now it is time for bed, but in the meantime - enjoy day 3 Roma photos here!

I'll add some photos from today to this blog tomorrow. Ciao!