We left fairly early the next morning for the drive to
Venice.
Within 30 minutes of leaving
Austria we were in Italy and surrounded by the Dolomites. Italy's dramaticic towering light grey rugged mountains. The scenery we passed was spectacular.
Along the way we stopped in a tiny village to
sample the local wine, Prosecco. We
visited a wine maker and his family who don’t speak any English.
Fortunately our tour leader is fluent in
French and Italian so he translated for us.
We had a tasting of their wine and they gave us a light lunch of cheese,
salami, bread and focaccia. It was
delicious.
After our lunch they took us to see the vines.
We were there about an hour or so and then back into the bus for the
drive into Venice.
The bus parked near the water and we transferred to a boat
for a 30 minute trip to our hotel which is located right in the middle of
Venice. The boat arrived right in front
of the hotel. The hotel is called Hotel
Gabriella and is a few minutes walk to St Marks square.
Our room is located on the 5th floor with a
balcony that has views of the water and St Marks Square and all the rooftops of
Venice. Very beautiful.
View from our balcony
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