First+day+-+Rialto+bridge

==** We have finally arrived! Our first stop was Ponte di Rialto (Rialto bridge) - it's a huge arched bridge with shops lining it, of course the shops are just a little on the expensive side for me and my dissmal $300 spending money I have! I'm Pretty sure I could get maybe la collana ( a Necklace....see my Italian is already improving!) for the amount of money I brought for this whole trip!** == ==**But that definentley wasn't the two best parts of today - my favorite was what me and my family do best. Get lost !** == ==**Don't worry it was totally planned to get lost - our family loves getting lost it's THE BEST way to see a city...especially with all the back alley's and secret piazza's Venice has! What I did notice was...Venice has A LOT of Lions...I am beginning to think that maybe that is a sort of sign of Venice....** == ==**The second amazing thing we did was a gondola ride. It was one of those moments you ALWAYS dream about so much so that it almost felt like a dream. Totally surreal. We're going to go on a few more rides i suspect...they are rather expensive though...around $180 Australian dollars...** ==