A day of relaxing and not doing much. We took the water bus to the Island of Lido. The Lido, or Venice Lido, is an 11-kilometre long sandbar in Venice just off the main island. It is home to about 20,000 residents and a favorite spot for vacationers as the beach is large and inviting. It is just a water bus ride away – about 15 minutes across the bay. After arriving the first big surprise was to see cars, buses and scooters all over the place! This, after being in Venice that has NO cars what so ever was a surprise. We stopped for a nice espresso and sweet before walking towards the beach. 
While we didn’t actually walk on the beach, we could see it as we strolled along. As this is Venice, really, there was of course a canal. 
but the bridge over it was not steps! (every bridge over a canal in Venice is at least 8 steps up and 8 steps down….so finding a bridge without steps was nice!).
After our stroll, we stopped at Glacial, a nice little spot along the main road. Janeen had pasta and clams and I had a 4 cheese salad. 
The pile of clam shells after she finished her lunch was huge.
After lunch, we went back to the landing and hoped on the water bus to get back to our hotel. Along the way captured a few nice pictures of sites along the way.
This equestrian statue was quite impressive. 
This pole was part of a navy memorial. 
Here we are after passing under the Rialto Bridge -It is the oldest bridge across the canal, and was the dividing line for the districts of San Marco and San Polo. It was built in 1588.
For all you construction folks following along, this is a picture of a dumpster.
Yet planned for the day is an afternoon with G&T’s at our hotel, dinner out and a rain storm to follow.
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