Google maps says a four hour drive from Pula, Croatia to Spinea, Italy, where we are staying outside Venice. So, tour director Cindy says let’s take a side trip to Vipava Valley in Slovenia😎 O.K. says I, and away we go. Easy drive, easy boarder crossing into Slovenia, and some great views and vino 🍷 We even enjoyed a picnic in a vineyard.
Ok, into Italy. Northern Italy is where the manufacturing factories are in Italy and it’s a very wealthy area. We arrive at our Airbnb with no issues. Basic place, safe and clean, and closed gate parking for the trusty Peugeot. We take a walk to check out our new neighborhood. Safe, clean and fun, no tourists and gelato 😜
Ok, we game planned that night. Venice is a huge tourist destination and world famous for its crowds, and with a forecast of heavy rain at 14:00 we decided to take the regional train from Spinea to Venice at 6:00 am😳
Easy train in. The train station, Stazione di San Lucia, opens right to the Canal Grande, awesome. These pictures were taken at sunrise 😜
Venice has a wonderful water-bus system, it’s called a Vaporetto, €20 you can ride all day to every major sight. It’s so much fun, even I laughed.
Unbelievably beautiful. Takes your breath away and empty at 7:00 am.
Remember Venice is a collection of islands. Everything here comes in on boats, everything 🧐
Also everything must come off, this is a garbage boat in Venice. 
A day in Italy without pizza is like a day without sunshine 😎
Ok, 14:00, it’s pouring we head for the train station and arrive safely home. Excellent city, unbelievably beautiful, clean, safe and great memories.
Tomorrow we drive to Milan to give the trusty Peugeot back (it’s been almost six months😳) and pickup a rental car for one month. Then, we drive to the Dolomites, that’s in the southern Tyrol area of Italy for five days. Hope it doesn’t snow.
P.S. Tour director Cindy was nice again today, only 11 miles, large flat cobblestones and the only stairs were bridges!
Ciao Ciao😜
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