Socks, scams, smurfs and not-sexy pasta

Next we went from Rovinj (Croatia) to Venizia (Venice, Italy) by boat, really it's the only way to go.

Until we went, me and dad kind of thought that there would be less walk-ways and more canals. A couple of years ago, I thought that, besides in buildings, no-body could walk in Venice, I thought it was ALL canals!!! So, I was slightly disappointed when we had to walk a while with our heavy packs.

 Well, the canals are beautiful...

 But WOW, Venice is amazing! Even with the masses of TOURISTS! Oh right, I forgot that we are tourists. But anyway, I wouldn't like to live there, still TOO MANY TOURISTS :) Tourists look a bit like this...

 

Another amazing thing in Venice is the door knockers, door handles, and  mailboxes

 

 Some of the food is odd, such as Smurf flavoured gelato and historical pasta.

 Splendid architecture is everywhere.

 We took the traghetto across the Grand Canal.  At only 50 euro cents, it's the cheapest gondala ride in town.

 The markets were full of colour.

When we got lost, we found peaceful places amongst the chaos
 

Time is taking its toll on the old city.

 And there are modern features too, like graffiti, 











a durex machine on our street, 

 
 and a Buddhist monk in sandals and socks in Piazza San Marco.  Of course.

View from the campanile (bell tower)

Although the branding in the lift may have been trying to tell us something...  People selling stuff EVERYWHERE...

 Behave.  OK?