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Venice: Italy Part 6

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Our fourth day in Italy had an early start as we had planned to be at the train station by 7:45 for an 8:15 train to Venice. Having barely made it on time for the train to Naples, we overcompensated and got to the station by 7:30, but that gave us time to grab some breakfast. We were thrilled to discover that the heat had given way to cooler temperatures! Soon, we were on our way. The high speed trains get you there in 3 hrs. 45 min. We did not complain about spending the morning sitting after having walked nearly 25 miles over the three previous days. We all dozed a little. We did something a little unusual here - we kept our room in Rome, but booked a BnB close to the train station in Venice for just one night. This allowed us to have enough time in Venice to see the things we wanted to see without having to rush back on the train. It also allowed us to just bring small overnight bags. Since neither room was very expensive, it meant that one night of our trip cost what it might hav...