Pasta and tuna salad for lunch.


Looking down on the snow dusted Austrian Alps.


Flying over Porto Marghera as we descend on finals to Venice Marco Polo Airport.


The airport had automated passport machines and I was through immigration in only a few minutes.


After exchanging my prebooked online voucher for a proper ticket, I made the 5 minute walk to the jetty to catch the ferry to the city of Venice in the Venetian Lagoon.


About 30 minutes later I arrived in Venice at Fondamente Nove Ferry Terminal. I was staying on the southern side of the city so started to wander in the general direction of the hotel.


I was in no rush so it was great to just meander through the alleys, over the bridges and along the canals.


Despite it being low-season I was expecting alot more tourists and was great instead to see Venetians out and about in their city.


My first impressions of Venice were surprisingly good. I was expecting the city to be inundated with hordes of other tourists like my previous visit to Dubrovnik. Although far from empty, with the winter and the end of the cruise ship season the city seemed to have a nice and bearable balance with the number of visitors.

My room for my one night stay at Residenza Veneziana. Situated only 400 metres from Piazza San Marco and for only €80 a night including breakfast it was quite reasonable.