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Not sure exactly where this canal is on a walk back from Piazza Roma to the Rialto Bridge.  Got lost again several times as all the streets look alike.

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A short ferry trip from Venice, the Lido is a world away from the hustle and bustle of Venice.  The Lido is a narrow strip of land protecting the Venice Lagoon, with a long sandy beach facing the Adriatic one side and the views across to Venice the other.  Get off the ferry, take a left turn (go east) and walk down the water's edge and you soon hit an area of 'victorian like' houses and quiet neighbourhoods.

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The Bacino Orseolo, adjacent to majestic St. Mark's square, is a real traffic jam of Gondolas jostling for position to pick up their cargoes of tourists.  There's plenty of shouting going on between the Gondoliers, but I'm sure it was all good natured.  The guests at the Hotel Cavalletto overlooking the basin have a birds eye view of constant activity.

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It's easy to take a wrong turn as you wander the narrow streets of venice, and nearly every narrow street looks the same as the rest.  Sometimes you have to double back on yourself to get to a crossing point.  I think early invaders of Venice centuries ago could have been forgiven for getting lost in the maze of streets.

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There's an odd assortment of shops around the covered arcade in St Marks Square - upmarket jewelry shops square up against souvenir shops selling the usual venetian masks.
 

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Lido is a quaint old beach resort a short ferry trip from Venice and a nice place to visit to get away from the hustle and bustle of Venice itself.  The Venice beaches are very clean with all the amenities.
 

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You have to get up early to watch the fishmongers setup their stalls at the Venice Fish Market.  They sell practically every fish you can imagine from small crabs right up to metre length shark.