After breakfast we went over to the Palazzo Pubblico. Yesterday we couldn’t go in because they were in session but luckily we were able to go in today.
The legislature of the republic is the Grand and General Council. The Council is a unicameral legislature which has 60 members, elected for 5 year terms. Every six months, the Council elects two Captains Regent to be the heads of state.
The building in which they govern is beautiful inside and out.
After a look around the Palazzo Pubblico we dragged our suitcases down the hill to the bus stop and caught the bus back to Rimini. At Rimini we took the train to Bologna and from Bologna we took another train to Venice. We almost got on the wrong train in Bologna but luckily we realized before it was too late. The countryside along the train tracks was very green.
We left San Marino at 10:30 and arrived in Venice at 3:20. But wait, we weren’t done with the public transportation yet . . . Once we arrived in Venice we had to take the vaporetti, the public water transport system, to our apartment. The vaporetti took us down the grand canal so we enjoyed this leg of our journey too. It was 4:30 by the time we got to our stop.
We were met at the vaporetti stop by our Airbnb contact who showed us the way to our apartment. It wasn’t too far and luckily there was just one bridge so we could roll our suitcases most of the way. Our apartment is very nice and comfortable.
Once we were settled I purchased tickets online on a different water transport system to the airport for the next day. My mom was leaving the next day and Rick, Nancy, and Mike were arriving. I planned to go to the airport with mom, then met the others, and show them the way to the apartment.
Mom and I walked down to the San Marco stop to convert the voucher to tickets. There are a lot of tourists in Venice and we were just two among millions. But we walked by San Marco square so that was nice for mom to see.
After relaxing for a few minutes at the apartment we went out for a very nice where we met another couple from Easton, MA who had just arrived in Venice.
It was a nice day even though it was primarily a travel day.