For our first Eurail train trip we took the overnight train to Venice. The train was pretty nice and we followed a route past the enormous Lake Balaton through Slovakia and Croatia with stops to check passports every few hours. We didn't sleep all that well but when we arrived in Venice we were ready for exploring the canals. First, there were tons of tourists like us but ones that came over on cruise ships. Second, there were pigeons everywhere creeping Jessie out. The canals and boats were great fun to explore and see, however, and we even managed to find a resonably priced place to eat. I would love to live here for a week so I could take a boat everywhere. I am convinced that the best low speed powerboat operaters live here; I saw the long and narrow taxi boats (not the gondolas) being twisted and spun around tight corners everywhere. New here is a marketing campaign for "Villians of James Bond" watches so I snapped a pick o the Jaws one. This one is for you, Steve.
Our hotel/hostel was good. It was conveniently across the Grand Canal from the train station and we had a good view of the former. Tomorrow, my overdue return to France!
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