Gondolas. Very expensive, and water buses are a good alternative. The Rialto Bridge. First stop was for pizza so we could walk around with it like everybody else.
Best spot for supper: little St. Margaret's Square. We located a landmark near our hotel so we could get directions back more easily when we got lost, and just wandered into lovely St. Margarets. A local resident community, not as touristy.
Marco Polo: We had found Marco Polo's birthplace (so the sign said) on Korcula island, off the Dalmatian Coast, Croatia, see Croatia Road Ways . For stories of his life as a Venetian, see www.silk-road.com/artl/marcopolo.
A read-aloud. I used to teach 4th grade. At one school, it was customary to read aloud for 15 minutes a day, before lunch, and from this venerable book: Louise Andrews Kent's story, "He Went With Marco Polo: A Story Of Venice And Cathay". (London: George G. Harrap & Co., 1936). A good read for kids and grownups.
For a big enterprising list of Venice novels, see www.efn.org/%7Eacd/venicenovel. For any web references, go to the home page and navigate, using the rest of the address only as needed.
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