Day 1: September 25

I can't even begin to describe how tired I am right now.

I have been up since 8am on Thursday morning & it is currently 9pm in Venice on Friday. The flights were fine, considering that the Air France jet I was in reminded me way too much of those flying coffins that NWA (not the rap group) has. I saw 3 flicks on board "The Boat that Rocked", "Duplicity" and "Night at the Museum 2" (I know!) The first 2 were OK, and the less said about MUSEUM, the better.

I arrived in Venice and made my way to Antico Panada, the hotel I THOUGHT I would be staying at. Unfortunately, they had made a little mistake and gave away my room. They took me a few streets over and put me up in a sister hotel for the night with the hope that tomorrow I might get to stay at the hotel I actually booked.

Around 5pm I went for a walk around my hotel's neighborhood & made my way to the Rialto. This is a bridge that overlooks the grand canal & was originally established around the 9th century as a market for merchants. These days it is still a market, but the main attraction is the view of the canal from the bridge.

After stopping to take a few pics, I had some pizza from a street vendor & ended the day with some delicious gelato. I am now about to crash for the night & get ready for my first full day in Venice tomorrow.