A Large Ship Berths in Venice

Tuesday, May 15th, 2007 at1:47 pm by traveltripz

We were trying to cram in as much as possible in the short time we were in Venice.

While we were walking around the streets, taking in the sights, smells and sounds we noticed a large ship that towered over the buildings.

The ship could be seen from many parts of Venice so we headed over to have a look. It was quite a sight and we watched as little boats came to and fro loading up produce.

sea-princess-venice

We headed back to the main part of Venice and across San Marco Square, to look in the shops and have dinner.

Having decided where we were going to eat we sat down and read the menu. Hmmm, deep fried adriatic fish sounded nice, well I was in for a surprise. I sat there imagining that I would have lightly battered fish fillets with some salad – but no, the meal consisted of fish that looked like sprats, and each of the whole fish had been dipped in batter and fried. Not what I was expecting at all. They didn’t even appear to have been gutted. So Paula and I exchanged meals and I had Paula’s veal with pesto, which was very tasty.

After dinner we strolled through the many lanes and looked at the many designer shops and mask shops. Venetian masks are truly exquisite and I was very tempted to buy a couple to send back home, but figured they would probably get broken in transit as so often happens.

We plan to return to Venice for the Masked Ball which runs for 12 days in February each year.