Olympia and Venice

Today we had a fun day on our own. Having been to se the ruins in Olympia before, we did not need to go back. But we took the train from katakolon where the ship docked. The trip took about an hour and we love train rides so that was fun. Olympia was relaxed and had nice shops and we strolled around. Then we found the best sidewalk cafe and had pizza and used the wifi.
Then we took the train back to katakolon and wandered the shops there. The books had said there was nothing there but we found it to be a wonderful little port town with tons of shops and cafes. It was a wonderful day.

Yesterday was the end of the first cruise and the start of the second. They made it very easy for us. We left with a shuttle furnished by the boat. We were under the impression we could spend the day and have a ride back to the ship. In hindsight, we should have done it on our own. By the time we got to St Marks square, we would only have had two hours before we had to come back. So we came back on our own. We wandered St Marks square and took photos. Last time we came the entire square was flooded and we had to walk on raised walkways. There was a tiny bit flooded but nothing like last time so it was nice to see it without balancing. We got a vaporetta pass and went down the Grand Canal past the Rialto bridge and got off. There are tons of little shops and cafes and it is a great place to wander. We found a little jazz cafe that had wifi and the best pizza. Yum. It began to cloud up so we got back on a vaporetta and headed for the dock. We got off at the right stop and tried to find the people mover. We knew it was near but with the rain, we could not find the right building. We asked two men near us and it turned out they were Norwegian Jade crew members. They pointed us to just walk to the ship. We tried and ended up where we could see it but get there for the water. So we back tracked and found the people mover and rode it to the dock. We were quite wet when we got back inboard as it turned cold with the rain. We went on deck and took photos as we sailed out of Venice. It is a lovely view. Another great day.

Location:Greece