Venice

=**Welcome to Venice, Italy.**=

From Paris, France, we will arrive in Venice, Italy at the Marco Polo Airport on Friday, August 23rd, 2013, at 3:20 AM. The average weather for this time of year will be 73°F, with a low of 64°F and a high of 81°F. The currency conversion for this country is...

Since we are arriving in the middle of the night, we will be staying at the luxurious five-star **Luna Hotel Baglioni,** spending $1824, or 1392.37 Euros for the night. Rather expensive, eh?

= = =**Day 1 - Saturday - August 24th, 2013**= ​Today, we will go take a trip to the **Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute, or translated in English as the "Basilica of St. Mary of Salvation",** as our first activity.



Next, we will be on our way to visit the **​Palazzo Ducale.**



Next, to end the day, we will dine at **Da Fiore** at a price range of 26.06 Euros ($34) to 105.76 Euros ($138) per person.



We will retire to **Hotel Venezia** for 63.78 Euros per person to end Day 1!



=**Day 2 - Sunday - August 25th, 2013**= We'll start Day 2 off by heading over to **St. Mark's Square**.

Next, we'll go to **Doge's Palace**.



To end Day 2, we'll take a stroll across the **Rialto Bridge.**



We'll be staying at **Hotel Abbazia** for the night.

=**Day 3 - Monday - August 26th, 2013**= We'll jump start the day by visiting the **Ca’ d’Oro**.

Next, we will go **Gondola Riding**, which is about 50 - 60 Euros per person.



Lastly for the day, we'll rest early and stay at the ** Bauer Il Palazzo Hotel Venice ** for just 399.70 Euros ($527).



=**Day 5 - Tuesday - August 27th, 2013**= To start off our last day in Venice, we will take a tour around the outlying islands along the **Venetian Lagoon.**



This will transition right into our last and final activity while we're still in Venice: a romantic evening on a boat trip down the **Grand Canal** and passing by any of our previously visited attractions and relaxing.

Sadly enough, this concludes our time in Venice, Italy. We'll set our next destination to **Barcelona, Spain!**