Venice

We arrived at Venice Mestre Train Station in the late afternoon/evening after been on the regional train from Verona for around 2,5 hours. After some confusion about bus tickets we manage to get on the correct bus, and with some help from fellow bus travelers we jump of at the right station. We knew before going that Venice would be our most expensive stay, but after surfing the internet we stumbled upon several cheap campsites 10-15 minutes outside Venice with the local bus. Our campsite is Campo Rialto, where you can either rent a tent with two beds, or space to put your private tent or your caravan trailer. We chose the "rent-a-tent" option and were given access to a 3 square meter tent with two beds. In the area there were restrooms, showers, a pizzeria, a Lidl just across the street and the bus to Venice that went right outside the camp site. It was the perfect solution. We thought.

Next morning after making lunch to bring into town we realize there are no buses. A bus strike. After 20 minutes we managed to get a cab which we shared with a pair of fellow interrailers and we finally arrived to Venice for real. At least the strike only went on for a day.

Three days we spent in Venice. The first day with visited most of the tourist attractions, had dinner at a small Italian restaurant and did not keep to our daily budget. The second day we spent sleeping at the beach on Lido, the perfect exercise after walking around and getting lost in Venice' small alleys the day before. The third day we visited the Peggy Guggenheim Collection and then hung out at Santa Lucia waiting for the train to take us to Budapest.