Day 2 found us up at 7 with breakfast @8 then the included walking tour at 9. We left the ship the got in a smaller shuttle boat to go to the middle of Venice Near St Marks Square..the big draw for Venice. The guide met us as we got off the boat....and did a good job for an hour as we walked and talked....taking us over the small bridges and down the alley streets to get to the Square.......which was packed with tourist. This is Spring break week so kids of all ages, mainly in school groups were there.

St Marks is a remarkable Square...with the massive Basillica and the Doges Palace....which is now a museum.  Very impressive.

The many canals with the gondolas are the main means of communication...and to get around the city you can either walk or take a gondola or a boat....every type and size is here... Very unique.

I mentioned to Audy a couple of times that Venice should be considered one of the wonders of the world.. as the city is built on over a hundred islands...and built hundreds of years ago...and still standing. Certainly no other city in the world that we know of like this. This uniqueness makes Venice what it is....with there'd roofed houses built right to the waters edge, and if not attached to the next building, right next to it feet away. Just an amazing sight to see and think about as this is not a new city. Due to its location at the mouth of the Adriatic Sea....it has always been a major trading center for it goes access to Central Europe to the west with goods and products from the east and Asia.

The walking tour concluded with time on our own and we returned to the ship on the 12:30 pm shuttle....had lunch at World Cafe....then nap time for Audy.....we got up for the  Port Talk on Split...at 5:15 pm.....then to a later dinner after listening to the Classical Trio..and then visiting with the......then dinner and to the Captains reception and show...and the 45 minutes of listening to Andras on piano ....a late night for us at 11 pm......more to come, as we are off to breakfast and Split, Croatia