Couple of days in Venice - General advice please

[Adenauer]

I'm taking Mrs A to Venice for four days in January, I'm sure the weather will be awful but what the hell, hopefully it won't be as crowded as I have heard it can be during the holiday season.

Any tips please? We've never been. We're staying in a Hotel a few hundred yards from St. Marks Square which I assume is pretty central?

General do's and don'ts?

We also don't have a transfer from the airport to the Hotel, what's the best way to do this please?

Ta

[Adenauer]

Thanks for that, 2.5psi.

So presumably this is what to do?

http://www.alilaguna.it/index.php?page=shop.produc...

€14 each seems cheap as chips.

I have read a lot about 'don't eat anywhere that has a big menu translated into loads of different langauges'.

Edited by Adenauer on Wednesday 25th November 09:29

[Adenauer]

Hmm, looking at the boat taxi to and from the airport thing, it seems that the general ones can take a while to set off, be quite crowded, and take a long time to get there because they stop at every hotel on the way. Is this really the case?

Would I be better off pre-booking a private Taxi boat? It's €100 for the two of us as opposed to €28 but seems like it might be the easier option.

[Adenauer]

louiebaby said:

Yes, the boat-bus that you described takes f-in ages, and as ours were after dark, it was just a bit boring really. If we went again, we would go for a taxi, and take the extra expense.

Make sure you have a second pair of shoes, as dependent on how high the tides are, parts of it flood. (Make sure your shoes are comfortable, you'll be walking a lot.)

Take stuff in a rucksack, rather than rolly bags/suitcases if you're going to have to carry them anywhere, as the paths are narrow and uneven.

There is a small island that does jewelry / glass blowing, which was very pleasant.

It's good to see the main tourist bit, but get out over the whole area if you can, I found it interesting to see how they've managed to use so much of the land, and the living conditions of the locals etc.

Right then, I'll get the private Taxi thing for €190 return!

Rucksacks, thanks for that, good tip.

No Stilletos for me - check.



Oh and thanks, FF, we'll try the Jewish food on a houseboat thing, I'll leave my Lederhosen at home then.

Edited by Adenauer on Wednesday 25th November 10:32

[Adenauer]

louiebaby said:

Adenauer said:

Right then, I'll get the private Taxi thing for €190 return!

Check how many it seats, you might be able to take another couple with you. (Make friends on the plane with someone who is going via the slow boat.)

Good plan

[Adenauer]

danzltiu said:

I stayed at the Monaco Grand hotel it was excellent.

For the dates I'm going that's €2,020.00!

For three nights

We're staying a few hundred yards behind it for €350 for three nights, including Alitalia flights from Düsseldorf.

[Adenauer]

PorscheGT4 said:

Although euro is good ATM.

For you, yes, but seeing as I live in Germany, it is everything other than good.

And as I'm taking the missus to London for NYE I'll probably burst into tears when I get 42p for €1,000

[Adenauer]

Yoram Shazbat said:

You can't go too wrong in Venice but don't do a Gondola !

Why not?

[Adenauer]

chopper602 said:

Get a small scale map and get to places down the back streets rather than the main tourist routes, you see much more of the real city.

Got one, and I plan on taking the missus up loads of tight alleys while we're there.



What?

[Adenauer]

Thanks everyone, some great tips.

I've seen enough on here to totally put me off a Gondola ride, which is a good thing as I don't even like Cornettos.

We've already booked the private water taxi from and back to the Airport and will be going there without any sort of schedule and fully expecting to get lost.

Really looking forward to it.

[Adenauer]