30th June

Venice. Some cloud but mainly sunny. Temp 24c.

As previously stated we overnight-ed in Venice and after late breakfast we caught the Shuttle Bus to the Shuttle Boat to get to San Marco Square. The shops do not open until after 9.30am so there was no point getting there before that.  Incidentally I do know the difference between Where and were. I have just noticed that I make a mistake in the posting yesterday. I did remember the street we were taken done last night so I was able to show Betty the shops I spoke of. We were on a quest to buy a Venician mask and we saw some nice ones on the way. However I wanted to take some video of the Basilica which I visited last night so Betty went to look at more shops while I did so. She discovered another shop which had what we wanted but at a cheaper price, next time you visit our place you will see it hanging on the lounge wall. For those reading this who cannot visit I will take a photo and add it to the Blog when we get home. We do not want to unwrap it until then. Today we sailed at 12.30pm, so not wishing to miss the boat we decided to head back to the ship about 11am.We did consider having a coffee there but as some of you will know in Italy they charge you more if you sit down and drink it. On the ship we can sit down and it costs less. The sail out of Venice was lovely and most of the good sites were on our side of the ship so we were able to sit on our balcony and admire. Tonight’s entertainment for us in the Princess Theatre was Neil Lockwood being himself. You may remember he is a tribute act for Elton John. We thought he was better tonight than before. He has played with a number of groups including ELO. He sang and played the piano with music of the 60s plus. He finished with Hey Jude and the audience joined in.