1-10:15AM - Museo Dolla Comunita Ebraica (first Jewish ghetto in Europe)

2-11:30AM - Strada Nova (shopping)

3-Noon - Trattoria Ca'd 'Oro alla Vedova (famous "baraco" - be sure to eat at the bar!)

4-1:30PM - Vaporotto boat ride (board at Ca'd 'Oro)

5-1:50PM - Disembark at San Tomá stop(head towards Campo di Santa Margherita)

6-2PM - Check out Ginno Lovato's Mondo Novo Maschea (famous Venetian art studio)

7-3:30PM - Gondolas are $$$!!! Take Traghotto (35 cents) to Palazzo Grassi across canal

8-4PM - Palazzo Grassi (18th century Mansion, and Venices formost attraction. Book ahead to bypass line) Grab a Bellini at the caffeteria for 1/2 the normal price.

9 - Walk through: Campo Sant Angelo, Calle della Mandola, Campo San Luca, and Calle del Mondo Muevo

10-8:45 - Piazza San Marco (tour St. Mark's Basilica and Ducal Palace on another day), and eat at Caffe Florian the oldest in the square

Festival of the Snakes - Snake taming and worshiping fesssssssstival

La Foresteria Hostel - Sounds good for Venice (tel. 041-5286797 )