Well, after flying 10 hours we got to Amsterdam – could have been any airport anywhere in the world – lots of different languages but still all the same hurry hurry hurry like any big airport in the world. While getting to the KLM lounge to relax for a bit, we must have gone by at least 3 different Starbucks! We had a couple of hours to kill before our flight to Venice and the KLM lounge was a nice spot to do that. The flight to Venice took about 1-1/2 and was quite uneventful. Over the last several weeks, we had been checking the weather and it was always calling for rain. Nice to arrive to blue skies and fluffy white clouds. Thanks to Kim, our travel agent, we had a dedicated taxi – booked to get us to hour hotel.
After a quick water trip, we arrived at our Hotel and got checked in. This lovely room overlooks the Grand Canal!
By now, we have been up the better part of 24 hours and it’s only 3PM local time – so we went for a walk about to find a glass of wine and some cheese.
Stopped into a cafe for some house wine and cheese – nothing special to report…just a snack. After that we found our way back to our hotel without any problems! (Ok we didn’t get very far that’s for sure).
Here’s the view from the Dock of our hotel. So, at this point we are most likely in for the evening – with big plans for exploring, getting lost, getting a tour on the Grand Canal and basically doing what everyone should do when they come to this enchanting place.