topics: tiramisu (food), Venezia, Piazza and Basilica San Marco (St. Mark Square and Basilica), the Venezia boat system (vaporetti), Marco Polo; jump to dispatch

BikeAbout Log

At 6:00 PM May 4, 1998
Sunrise (local): 5:58 a.m. Sunset (local): 8:18 p.m.	Weather 60°F
Traveled Since Last Dispatch 66 mi / 107 km Cumulative Total 4367 mi / 7032 km	Lat: 45° 26' 33" N Lon: 12° 20' 00" E Elev: 0 ft / 0 m

Fast Facts

Where We Are: Venezia, otherwise known as Venice
Where We're Staying: Harry's Loggeria
Places We Visited: the city of Concordia, the Lido of Venezia, Venezia (Rialto Bridge, St Mark's Square and Basilica, Campanile)
Featured Site: St. Mark's Everything
Person of the Day: Giorgio and his family
What We Ate:: Food of the Day: tiramisu; Breakfast: toast, jams, honey, chocolate spread, coffee, juice; Lunch: gelato, sandwiches, breadsticks, fruit; Dinner: pizza, salad; Olive count: 2094
Word of the Day: "Andiamo" means "Let's go!" in Italian.
Tech Fact of the Day: The city of Venezia is 115 tiny islands, plus big outer ones, too! Boats, used as busses and taxis, carry all goods, groceries, beer, people, etc.: Flat Count (Cumulative): 23; Broken Spoke Count (Cumulative): 29

Next Stop: Ferrara - Bike Capital of Italy!

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