Gondolas, Stanley Tucci and Peggy Guggenheim
A thrill to be sliding into Venice. Managed to snag a driver to take us to the water taxis zone from the airport. Interesting dude. Casts as some of his friends Sam Worthington and Lara Bingle, Stanley Tucci and Gino D’Acampo. Whoah. Some interesting anecdotes. Clearly this guy is the go to driver for these people when they are zipping in and out of Venice and this region……and he had the photos to prove it. One of the main things I find about travel is that you meet these interesting people and then they’re gone. Water bus up the Grand Canal to San Marco Sq. From here we alighted and navigated our way to the place we stayed at 11 years ago. San Moise. Five mins from San Marco square. Gondolas literally going past our second floor apartment window with singing tenors. Where is Andrea Bocelli when you need him? A room upgrade (thank you San Moise) and we’re in. Went for a beautiful meal and a walk on to San Marco square. Was pretty impressive last night. The lights on the Doge’s Palace were sensational. This morning we retraced our steps from 2014 and popped down to a zone near some sort of Cultural Institute. A bit of breakfast confusion on the toast front. No more said at this point. Over a bridge to Peggy Guggenheim’s Art Museum. Established in 1951, Peggy died in 1979, it includes an impressive range of sculptures and paintings from her personal collection including works from Jackson Pollack, Picasso and Salvador Dali. Venice. Cruising around. No expectations. Clearly I must get more culture into my life when I get back to HQ. Seriously.
gazlington 
I’m intrigued about the toast situation…
Europeans just don’t get how to cook toast. Different equipment. Half arsed outcomes. Bizarre. Just get a simple Aussie toaster and press go. Will film the EURO approach for YOU tomorrow morning.
Hope you had a great birthday but then again how could you not in a City like Venice! Hey was that ’70’ a picture by Picasso? Should get a print at some stage. R’s Sky.
was actually a Picasso. Print to u when we get back to HQ
Looks like you’re having a fab time! Enjoying your blog and updates. What an awesome place to celebrate a significant birthday
Venice was really classic. More or less an open air museum. We are treating this like a holiday as well witnessing some fabulous locations and historical sites.