Perth to Venice

My first foray into the world by myself was a Mediterranean Cruise aboard the Regal Princess. That's me in that picture above taken by Rentia who also took other  photos of me in different clothes and mixed and matched them so that when I was on the Cruise I knew what to wear each day without even thinking about it.  It was very useful.

I flew from Perth to Venice with a stop over at Dubai.  One of my biggest concerns was being able to find my way from the Airport in Venice to my accomodation at the Hotel San Cassiano.  Before I left Perth I made attempts to find out how to do this.  I went to a major and well known Travel Agency who never fail to disappoint me.  I was informed I could go by water taxi to my hotel and it would cost between 30 and 200 Euros.  Fortunately I spoke with people who had been in the same situation. They explained I simply needed to walk outside the airport to a little jetty wait for a water taxi which would take me to where I needed to be, I did this and paid Fifteen  Euro for the trip.
The following is a copy of my comment on the hotel in Trip Advisor.

This hotel enhanced my first visit to Venice 100 per cent. It is a lovely Venetian style hotel with water front views.  It was delightful to sit outside in the afternoon resting and watching water taxis and boats sailing in the water after we had spend a busy day exploring Venice. The staff were professional, courteous and friendly. Breakfast was provided in the hotel dining room and it was a joy to sit on the balcony enjoying a cup of coffee after we had finished our meal.
The hotel is close to Rialto Bridge, water taxis and scenic attractions.  I would recommend this hotel to anybody and hope to revisit it someday.

The highlight of my stay in Venice was catching up with Brit who is from Norway and was my social work student way back in 1995.  We have been friends ever since, Brit came over with her sister Anita.

Thanks to the Internet I discovered Cruise Critic online and was able speak to other people who were also travelling on the Regal Princess they had   formed a group and invited me to join them on shore excursions. This was great for me and meant I didn't have to travel alone.

Next blog I'm finally on the Regal Princess.