To sail into or out of Venice is magical. To ride a water taxi is exhilarating as you can get quite close to the water front properties and appreciate the decay on the waters edge. To experience the café culture by a canal edge is amazing, the water traffic is incessant, but beware not to get “robbed” in St Mark’s Square, should you dare to buy a coffee there. The colourful gondolas are everywhere. To stand by the Bridge of Sighs, imagining the horror of events centuries ago, and then to hang out on the Rialto Bridge and take in the romance and bustle of the Grand Canal is matched by the fabulous stylish Italian jewellery and clothing found in its shops.