Gondola Serenade

Friday was a busy day with the organized morning tour and the afternoon boat trip to Burano for lunch and exploring.  When we returned to Venice at the end of the afternoon, the last activity of the day was an organized serenade Gondola ride.  We decided to take the tour organized serenade ride, as our tour host said some of the Gondola companies may try to cheat us on the ride if we just go as individuals.  She always uses the same company and they know to provide the expected experience to keep her business.  That turned it to be good advice.  

We had three gondola's with a young  acoustic guitarist who sat and played in our boat. He was very good, although that was probably not the traditional Gondola music of Venice one would expect.  We leaned he is a music professor at the local university and does this to make some extra money.  experience.  We really enjoyed the ride through the canals, and the music. 

Below is a link to the few photos, plus a link to a short video of him playing during the gondola  ride.

Gondola Photos

Gondola Video