dpb

Were off there few days early june ,( girfriends 50th kind of ) staying on the mainland ( with pool) but not far away.
Hired car to visit Padua , well take train or bus to the islands

Any advice on the venice bit , or should just follow guidebook ?

markjmd

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Don't drink the green water, always tip the Gondolieri, and stay away from strange-looking guys with German accents

Paben

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Make sure you've got plenty of cash before you climb aboard a gondola

ditchmyster

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Go and see the square and then take the flying cat over to Istria.

Geezer

Do not accept any offers of a free water taxi ride to Murano. You will get ushered into one of the glass factories where you will be put under pressure to buy horribly expensive and vulgar glass, then treated like dog **** once they realise you are not going to buy.

Apart from that, I loved Venice, not as expensive as I thought, nor as smelly (and I was there in a real heat wave in August). We actually stayed in an olde world hotel right on the Grand Canal by the big bridge (can't remember its name!), wasn't expensive and very good.

Don't have a coffee in St Mark's square!

Do walk around a lot, there's lots to see off the beaten track

Do a gondola ride, just accept it will be expensive (or share a bigger one with some other people to spread the cost).

hodgy0_2

Don't buy a Cornetto, not even one

Absolute rip off

Osimabu

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Here's a song to help you:


(Very sorry, but I couldn't resist....)

dpb

http://annotatedfall.doomby.com/page...the-girls.html

Omg , " over fifties " .

Still sounding fresh as ever haha

dpb

I think Istria maybe a ferry too far , this time but thanks

And for the other replies ,

Almost booked that ex glass factory place hotel on Murano itself.

I think we'll get some exercise walking in if nothing else

urban

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I'm going there on Thursday for a day/night, before travelling onward on a cruise.

Turbohot

You could perhaps meet up with dpb and co. for a drink, if appealing to both sides? Let's see how you find each other in reality.