St Mark's Square by night

The heavy downpour in Venice was short-lived and once we had paid for our meal we set off on our walk to St Mark's Square, maybe 15 minutes at a slow strolling pace, stopping now and then to look in the colorful tourist shop windows.

We had planned to visit the square after dinner and imagined ourselves sitting outside the famous Cafe Florian, having a drink while listening to the band who plays there. The square was still wet though and the crowds that would have added to the atmosphere on a warm September night were back in their hotels or sitting inside the restaurants and bars. So we just walked though the square and out to the Guideca canal where we found an attendant at the Vaparetto ticket booth who could create tickets for us from our 24 Hour Pass print-out.

With a 24 hour Vaparetto pass issued late in the evening we now had unlimited water-travel for the rest of our time in Venice. It would prove to be worth the money....

Here's a video of our visit to the square and our first Vaparetto ride.....