Ciao!. This day started with an hour of pointless wandering looking for a museum and/or a cheap gondola ride. Once we got to the museum, however, our day got better. The Ca' Rezzonico had an impressive 18th century art collection. From there, we hopped the Vaporetto to the Rialto, a wonderful, lively shopping center built on top of an ornate bridge. We made our way through the throngs, buying souvenirs along the way. We opted not to do the Gondola ride, since 80 Euro was the cheapest I could get it, all for only a 25 minute ride. (Also, one of us could have gotten sick, which really could have been a waste). We left Venice on very good terms. Right now, it is just after 9am in Chicago, 3 pm here. We'll write again after
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