June 2 Venice and to Innsbruck

Checked out of the B&B and headed for Venice. We parked the car and did the Grand Canal touf by water bus to St. Mark's square. Unfortunately because of Corpus Christi the Basilica was closed to the public so we wandered around the square and found the clock tower and the Doges Palace. Took some pictures by the Bridge of Sighs and headed for the Rialto area. Although the architecture is unique, the shops are not and many shop names are recognizable. In one of the back streets we stopped in for a pizza, pop and WC. Boy, you don't want to have a bathroom emergency in this place as it costs 1euro50 to pee. Continuing our wandering through the city and canals eventually brought us to the tram that takes you back to your car. Next stop, Innsbruck. The drive to Innsbruck, Austria through Italy was one of the most picturesque we have seen. The autobahn is nestled between the mountains which are dotted with small towns, churchs and vineyards. There was a bit of stop n go traffic since all the long weekenders were returning to Austria and Germany. It took us longer than expected to get to Innsbruck and the GPS couldnt find the b&b so we ended up at McDonalds for the free wifi searching for a place. Found one, the Gasthof Innsbruck, right in the heart of the old city so we finally settled in after 10 and I went straight to bed.