Finally getting blogspot to work. Yea!
Arrived in Venizia and our hotel (Ca' Dogaressa) just fine after a long day of traveling.  We love having all this water around -- and only boats, no cars.  Having a cocktail canalside, we saw our first aqua/water ambulance. You definitely don't see those everyday.
Amazingly we found the restaurant that night - through quite a few dark alley ways. Though being on an island it's hard to get too lost. Phew! :)