It took about two hours from Florence to Venice Santa Lucia station by an express train. The name of the station made me remember the famous Italian song "Santa Lucia" in Naples.
Venice is a very unique and impressive city. It was built in the lagoon, on small islands separated by 150 canals; there are about 400 bridges.
There are no cars in Venice; we have to use water buses or water taxis. The transportation is very unique; it makes the scenery unique. Water bus stations are floating on the water.
Santa Lucia station was crowded, however, I was very moved to see the beautiful scene in front of our hotel when we arrived the hotel by a water bus. Our hotel was on Giudecca Island; it took about 20 minutes to get there from Santa Lucia Station.
I had been excited to ride in a gondola in Venice for a long time. The price was expensive, €80 for 35 minutes. However, my husband and I decided to experience riding in a gondola to have a nice memory of Venice.
I enjoyed the gondola very much! I found the gondolas' shape is not symmetrical. This is for gondoliers to stand on the stern with the oar so as not to overbalance. Our gondolier said that he bought his gondola for €35,000. He also said that every gondolier has his own gondola. They need to get a license to be a gondolier, and there are many people on the waiting list to be approved. So our gondolier was very proud of himself.
The next day, we went to Murano Island famous for Venetian Glass.
We stepped into a shop where workmen were painting cups as in the following picture. I bought a pair of glass at the shop as a souvenir for my parents and aunt.
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