Venice and Aboard the Norwegian Jade

Grand Canal

Our stay in Venice was wonderful and we saw as much of the city as one can in two days.  High points were a trip out to Murano to see the glass works via a water taxi and then a wonderful (and expensive) dinner at the Hotel Daneli's top floor terrace restaurant.  It's hard to describe the maze that Venice's canals and streets (some only four feet wide) comprise.  It's also an unusual experience being in a city where there literally are no cars.  As for the men, there are lots of drop dead gorgeous guys!

Water taxi to Murano

Murano glass factory

Boarding the Norwegian Jade went smoothly and we love our suite which is on deck 11 adjacent to the ship's officers' quarters.  Dinner in the Grand Pacific dining room was elegant and we completed the evening by attending the "Friends of Dorthy" gathering where we met some nice guys.  Today we will be at sea as we head to Corfu, our first port tomorrow.  I've posted a number of photos to give an idea of some of our experiences.