Italy part 2 - Venice

We took the train from Padua and arrived into Saint Lucia station and as you exit the train station you are immediately on the banks of the Grand Canal and the hustle and bustle of water craft plying the waters. We decided to buy a 2 day pass for the water buses which allows you to use them on every route which is a good tip as one journey is 10 euros and a 2 day pass is currently 35 euros. Our first trip along the grand canal took us toour stop at Ca D'or and a short 10 minute walk through the alleyways of the Canareggio region brought us to our accommodation. Having dropped our bags we headed out and spent the afternoon and evening exploring the nearby church of Santa Maria dei Miracoli and stopping for a drink on the way as we found our bearings. The following day we took the trip to the nearby islands of Murano which is famous for it's glassware and glass production and Burano which is famous for its lace and beautiful and colourful house which adorn the canalside. We spent time walking around the main sights of St Mark's square , Basilica, Campanile tower, Rialto bridge. I would thoroughly recommend a long weekend to Venice