Venezia. Day 1. Thursday

We arrived in Venice from Bangkok via London on Thursday afternoon. It was not as humid, but probably just as hot. Not sure if any of you have been to Italy, but it's an interesting experience. Everything will happen, in it's own good time, according to Italian methods, and when the Italians want it to, not when you want it to. I'm telling you this because some things take a long time to happen; queues, water buses, service. The Italians are never in a hurry, so despite the heat, you have to relax and not be in a hurry to go anywhere or get anything done.
Addresses are also difficult to navigate in Italy, more so in Venice. Obviously there are no streets, but sometimes addresses are given with an area and a number only. There is no logic on to how to find a given address, I find it much easier to navigate with landmarks such as shop names or Venetian buildings.

The first thing we did was turn on the air conditioner when we got into our apartment and I don't think we will turn it off for the duration of our stay!!! It is amazing how the Italians can fit 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms and a kitchen and meals area into an area the same size as our living area at home. It's all very compact obviously, but recently renovated.















We caught up with some friends from home on the first night, pizza and pasta, of course.
Throughout the afternoon we had caught up with some of the family who had already arrived in Venice, so after a quick drink with them at a local trattoria it was back to the apartment and into bed, as it had been many hours since we had slept in a real bed, sleeping on a plane doesn't count!


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