Arrivederci, Rome. Arrive Venice.

On our first day in Venice we made a momentous discovery The 6.50 euro ticket for the waterbus is incredibly expensive and doesn't really save you that much time over walking. Arg!

Luckily, the rest of Venice was somewhat agreeably priced (excluding Internet: 4.50 euro for a half hour. Hang on, I can get a pizza for 3.50 that involved labour and, oh, yes, the consumption of inventory, but I can't get Internet for less? Thieves, I tal ya.)

We spent an amiable evening wandering Venice at night, getting lost in the maze of islands, perching on the hundreds of briges to watch the gondoliers go by and eavesdrop on the tunes sung for the tourists with just a little more spending money than us. Best of all, there were no eight-lane roads to cross. In fact, no roads at all.