Venice, Italy Welcome to Waterworld! Venice, or Venezia to the Italians, is of course famous for its canals. There are about 150 of the buggers, splitting up nearly 120 islands, all connected by about 400 bridges. There are no cars in Venice. Instead, water taxis, waterbuses, and the world-famous gondolas sweep along its myriad of canals. Unique in Europe, Venice is the only major city that still functions without the use of roads. If you want to get anywhere in Venice you have to get in a boat or else walk. Arriving in Venice around noon, we disembarked from the Sprit of Dubrovnik, the high-speed ferry that had delivered us from Poreč, Croatia. Our trip to Venice was going to be a real whistle-stopper; we had a mere five hours to experience all things Italia! After ... read more