Had a wonderfully long weekend away, thanks to two bank holidays, Friday's for the Royal wedding and the usual May Bank Holiday.
Flew out via Zurich but was in Venice by early afternoon. The water bus, an hour and a half journey from Marco Polo Airport, was just a perfect way of starting the holiday and seeing some of the sites.
Our hotel, Starhotel Splendid, was in a fantastic location, four minute walk to St Mark's and about eight minutes to the Rialto Bridge. Room was small but very clean and stylish.
Did the usual sites, had a water taxi and of course a gondola ride, but just really enjoyed walking around and the streets (canals), soaking in the atmosphere. Even got in on a wedding reception.
The only down side to the holiday was an unplanned stay over in Frankfurt on the way home. High winds meant a runway closure and hence a missed connection. Thank goodness we were flying on a big airline, Lufthansa, they put us up in a hotel for the night. Missed work next day and as my school is used as polling station and I don't work on Fridays, it is a one day working week for me.
I would definitely go back there.
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