Duelling Orchestras

In the Piazza San Marco there were 4 restaurants with orchestras playing everything from Viennese waltzes to tangos. Two were so close they had to take turns playing. The evening was beautiful and much less crowded than in the daylight. The only downside was the usual shysters trying to sell lights that can be catapulted into the air. These were no danger if ignored but there was some risk from the rose sellers who thrust roses into the face of every woman they saw.

This morning Lyn went to mass in Ognissanti and I watched fun runners and buskers and drank espresso.

Then we headed to the station and caught our fast train to Venice. We stumbled upon a political rally outside the train station and then tried to negotiate the waterbus system. Fîrst we were at the wrong wharf. Then we very nearly caught the right vaporetto (ferry) in the wrong direction. Eventually we worked it out, disembarked at Rialto and walked straight to the apartment. 

It is everything we need and the location is excellent.