Venice -- Venezia -- is surrounded by water, and as such, a great many of the streets are actually canals, navigated by gondolas being propelled by an oarsman (or gondolier). For that reason, and figuring we didn't have a great deal of time in this gorgeous city, we had to go right for the boats.

When in Venice, you simply *must* take a gondola ride on the canals. You just must.	Something akin to what you'd see in a postcard, eh? Except I got to see it, up close and in person. :)	If you want that canal-fresh smell, drying your laundry over the water is the only way to go.
I guess it stands to reason the mail in Venice is delivered by boat, too.	A look down yet another canal, but this time while the gondola floated under a bridge... oooh!	Yeah, by this time you're probably tired of the canal photos. Or, you're not -- either way, that's it.