more PE....

We got kicked out of  the place we rented- the so called Doggy (Doge?) Palace, which i guess is just for tourists with dogs and got another hotel.  Still, it had good views of the Rialto bridge and grand canal-

Eager to see as much of Venice as we could in our short stay, we left our hotel at 11m and went off to see more of the city.  The good is that this time of year is that the tourist season is past and we petty much had the  place to ourselves-

One thing Clay and I want to do is blend in and not look like tourists who dont know where they are  going-

 To save a little money on a boat ride, we took a ride on this barge which had some interesting aromatics.

 Turned out to be a septic barge.  But everyone is seeking the local authentic experience and it is hard to get more local than that