We are in Rome today but as it's the first chance of decent internet connection I'll start with day 1 of Italy.... Venezia - May 21st.
Not a good start to the Italian leg of our trip. Apart from the general sadness of leaving Poschiavo and the excellent Swiss rail system, the journey from Poschiavo via Tirano, Milano, Venezia Mestre and then to Quarto d'Altino was bit traumatic. Not a good idea to start a rail adventure on Swiss trains and then to hit Italy....grot grot grot. Not going to moan too much about it but ask me when you see me!
Our hotel (Crowne Plaza) in Venice East was very nice. We dropped our cases and caught the train back into Venice proper for the evening. Somewhat underwhelmed by Venice!
Pretty dirty and covered in graffiti and rubbish for the most part. We did walk through some canals and crossed some bridges to arrive at quieter and cleaner streets/canals but the areas most tourists would venture into were pretty grim.
We decided next morning not to go back there but spent the morning rearranging clothes in suitcases (cooler clothing needed) and walked to the local post office to post the key Peter found in his pocket back to Hotel Suisse (Poschiavo), complete with large heavy metal key tag.
Next stop Firenze... Florence.
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