Venice-St. Mark's, Rialto, Santa Lucia, and Grand Canal cruise

Walked from hotel next to St. Mark's.    went into Basilica.   skipped Doge's palace and campanille.
Across Rialto to the train station.
Take vaporetto #1 for Grand Canal tour  listening to Rick Steves.

blue dots is walking from hotel to train station.  yellow is grand canal boat ride.

Bridge of Sighs

just follow the signs, forget the map

http://venicetravelblog.com/2011/01/street-signs-in-venice.html

note the shrines

Rialto Bridge

some narrow alleys

laundry

food court in SL termini--pay the cashier first

 http://www.veneziasantalucia.it/en/store/detail/relax-caffe1

yes, it is leaning

San Giorgio dei Greci

The city of Pisa might be famous the world over for its leaning tower, or torre pendente, but here in Venice we have not one but two, namely those of Santo Stefano and San Giorgio dei Greci. 

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-venice-idUSL304766820070130

Not surprisingly, Venice, with its unstable soil, also counts three leaning towers. Four other tilting towers can be found in Bologna, Caorle, Burano and Rome. The most famous of all leaning towers is, undoubtedly, the Campanile or Bell Tower of Pisa, located in Piazza dei Miracoli

Alilaguna blue line picked us up before 4am and took us to the airport.   75 mins.

http://www.seingim.it/nuove-infrastrutture-per-laeroporto-di-venezia/

the moving walkways were operating.