The Grand Canal

So cold, but so worth it

The water we found was quite smelly, but it’s so nice to see. And of course, you’ll totally pwn anyone else when you tell them you’ve been to Venice. Especially the grand canal. Unfortunately for me, I didn’t get to go because it was free time and my group I was with said we didn’t have enough time, very upsetting.

I studied abroad in Italy and had the most amazing time of my life.

Buy a ticket for the water bus (or if you’re going to use them a lot a Venice Card). Go further north than the train station (we started at P. d l Roma) and take a number 82 water bus as far as S. Marco and sit on the front seats. You then have an unrestricted view of the Grand Canal and how it bends and grows as you go south.

Great fun, captivating and at 5 euros each less than 10% of the price of a water taxi or a gondola.