Without Further Ado…Venice Weekend! « Whelmed In Europe

We arrived early Friday afternoon and caught a vaporetto (water taxi) out to our hotel, which was right by the Accademia museum. After dropping our bags at the desk, a group of us ate a quick but delicious lunch right by the water! All I can say is, what a difference ... That ride was always my favorite (I was somehow convinced that I was the one fighting the squid when I rode the ride at age 5) and I've had a fascination with squids, albeit a low profile one, ever since. ...