Gondola ride......check that block.....

Block checked. Time to go home. We had an enjoyable day in Venice. Late breakfast at the hotel, bus to Venice, boat ride through the Grand Canal. Took the slow boat, #1 for about 1 hour. Went to another island, saw different parts of Venice. If you go to Venice, ride boat #1. After disembarking (getting of the boat) we wandered around through the alleys of Venice. We stayed lost a good portion of the time, but as you can tell by reading this missive, we have found our way. Linda and Cathy shopped, Ricky and I watched. We heard some music in a plaza and went to see what it was. A Catholic service. Singing and dancing. One lady grabbed my hand and I joined in on the singing and dancing. I was singing in Italian and did not know the words. A lot of fun. Afterwards we had lunch and rode in a Gondola. The gondola Captain was named Marco. Not so sure if he was a descendant of Marco Polo or not. He showed us where Marco used to live. Very nice. We made our way back to the bus and then our hotel. Prior to getting to the bus, we had our last Gelato. There were 4 cruise ships in port.