Venice was founded (so the story goes) when the Roman Empire fell to Germanic invaders in the 400s. The population on the mainland at the head of the Adriatic retreated to the islands in the Venitian lagoon. Apparently, the Germanic tribes were rubbish with boats, so the remnants of the Roman population were safe on the islands that became the city of Venice.
A short train ride from Verona, the canals (and our return plane flight) beckoned. A kayak "tour" (1) wended through the busy canals at dusk. The window at the hostel overlooked the lagoon, and we fell asleep to the sound of the vaporetti's diesel engines while watching Jupiter rise over the water and islands.
(1) While we did have a guide, he said nothing about the history or culture of Venice. Instead, he just led us around the canals without commentary.
View of the lagoon from our window at the hostel
Canal where the kayak tour started
Dusk
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