Yes that's right I got lost - AGAIN!! This time it was quite a drama though cause it meant I had no where to stay!!I guess I should start at the beginning cause your probably wondering what the heck I'm on about at the mo. Well I had 2 days off so randomly decided at about 9 the night before that I would go to Venice.
So off I tootle to the train station (when I finally wake up - come on be fair it was my day off, your not meant to get up early) and lucky for me, no wait great planning - yes that's right great planning ensured that I was right on time
for the train 
so I arrived in Venice about 2pm. And WOW its really breathtaking!! You walk right out of the train station and there's this huge canal. Totally not what I expected, not that I'm sure what I was expecting but it wasn't that!
for the train so I arrived in Venice about 2pm. And WOW its really breathtaking!! You walk right out of the train station and there's this huge canal. Totally not what I expected, not that I'm sure what I was expecting but it wasn't that!The accommodation drama started around 4. I had my trusty lonely planet with me (aka my Bible) and rang up the Hostels that it suggested and got an answering machine that said the office is open from 6-8, perfect more sight seeing time. 6 rolls around and I ring back, yes they had a bed for the night but you have to get here before 8 to pay for it and get the key. "Take the Vaporetta (water bus thingy) number 82, get of at Rialto and then ring back for more directions" super how hard can this be I got the bus and got off and the correct stop and tried to ring back but kept getting some message in Italian - I have no idea what the problem was but I tried for about 10min before giving up and trying the next hostel on the list "yes we have a bed but you have to get here before 7.45 take vaporetta 82 and get off at Zitelle" Off I go again and do a complete loop of the Grand Canal (takes about an hour) before I realised I was on no 4!! I have
no idea how that happened I was at the jetty that had a big 82 above it! Its now 7.44 and I ring the hostel back but only get answer machine and still get the weird message when I ring the other place. Oh good times!! OK OK don't panic Ill just stay at a hotel (ekk 
she thinks looking in her wallet) So I went into about 5 all saying no were fully booked tonight and then on the 6th said yes we have a room... €200 
"ah OK can you give me half an hour and Ill be back if I cant find anything..." So tried another 5 and finally struck gold whew! I even had a double bed and a buffet breakfast. 
no idea how that happened I was at the jetty that had a big 82 above it! Its now 7.44 and I ring the hostel back but only get answer machine and still get the weird message when I ring the other place. Oh good times!! OK OK don't panic Ill just stay at a hotel (ekk she thinks looking in her wallet) So I went into about 5 all saying no were fully booked tonight and then on the 6th said yes we have a room... €200 "ah OK can you give me half an hour and Ill be back if I cant find anything..." So tried another 5 and finally struck gold whew! I even had a double bed and a buffet breakfast. So crisis adverted and am safely home with acres and acres of glass in my bags.
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