Venice Part 1
On Monday the 24th we took the train to Venice . Train travel in Italy is great. It's cheap and the trains pretty much go everywhere. The second class seats are large and comfortable. I can't imagine paying for the first class seats, as I can't think of what would make them worth the extra expense. Anyway, we arrived in Venice that afternoon. Venice is incredibly photogenic. It's also a lot larger than I had thought. It's not huge, by any means, but it was larger than I had expected. There are no cars in Venice, so it makes walking around the city much safer and more enjoyable than many places I have been. I was also very surprised at how clean it was. The streets are clean, and graffiti is minimal. They must spend a great deal of time and effort cleaning the streets. Venice is also a very well run city, probably the most well run I have been to in Italy. This is likely due to the massive amount of tourist traffic...