Another full day in Venice, Part 2, April 26

After a break at "home" we ventured back out, determined to see as much from the water as possible. We walked though our Cannaregio, back into the first ghetto in the world where Jews were restricted. The word is from the Venetian dialect, veto, meaning "foundry" as it was the area of foundries.  The area is quiet and much less touristy and it was. A lovely walk to the San Alvise vaporetto stop which took us all the way around the last part of Venice which we had not seen.  We took it all the way back to the island of Lido (pronounced leedo) where we were yesterday.


Once again,we found it very pleasant and quiet.  Agree a short stroll, we got back on the vaporetto home.  We sat with friendly Italians, two women teachers with three kids.  They laughed practicing their English and teaching Mark Italian...quite hilarious.  I was sitting with a young Saudi couple and he practiced English and I struggled to remember Arabic.  They were grateful to be treated with friendship as they felt awkward with her in a head scarf and being Moslem.  We all had a great time and it was a long ride.
 
The Italians encouraged us to jump off and ride a tragheto, gondolas that just cross the Grand Canal for €2.  As we would not splurge on a gondola ride, they said it would give us the gondola experience, so we jumped off at San Tomas and did just that. Gondoliers must donate a few days every month giving tragheto rides.  Then, we walked back through the Rialto district and had another chichetti at one of the little places from earlier, then back on our last vaporetto of the trip back to San Marcuola or our temporary home.

Time now to pack up for our trip put of Venice to our car.