It didn't just rain both days we were there but it was windy and pretty cold for this time of year.
The kids liked the water buses though;
I had to drag them to St. Mark's Square, but it was hard to see anything.
In desperation, we stopped by the most expensive cafe...ever. There was live music, classical music by professionals. They charged over 5 Euros per adult just to listen! Of course it was all fancy, with a chandelier and nice china. My coffee was excellent (whether 5 Euros excellent is debatable). The kids each had an ice cream, as did Daniel. The bill came to over 50 Euros!!
Here are a few rainy scenery pictures.
Needless to say, it wasn't a big day for gondola drivers but here were some brave tourists;
Rialto bridge. This is where Sarah Newcombe and I stayed years ago (circa 1990). This time we were in the remotely-located Novotel, where Daniel had free vouchers as a "Favorite Guest".
We got off to take a look at the Jewish quarter, the original ghetto (the word comes from the Venetian dialect);
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venetian_Ghetto
I took this clandestine photo of the synagogue (with Talia lamenting "Mommy, that's not allowed"):
We had drinks at a kosher cafe, bought some gifts, a picture and I got a book and then headed back to the sticks, a.k.a. Novotal.
Not sure what these are. I'll look them up. I believe the first is the entrance to another synagogue.
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