Today is the 29th Venice Marathon and Rob is entering it for the fourth time. We made it to the Mestre train station in time for him to catch the 7.00am bus to Stra. The marathon (42.2km) is point to point - from Stra near Padova to Riva dei Sette Martiri in Venezia.
As usual there were heaps of runners waiting to catch buses and each bus that left was packed. This year Rob managed to get a seat which is a nice change from standing crammed in like sardines for 40km.
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I caught the vaporetto back to the apartment and am going to watch the start of the race on TV and then go over to Riva degli Schiavoni for the finish. A few early morning photos of the Canale Grande -excuse any blurriness and composition, they were taken on a moving vaporetto.
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As usual there were heaps of runners waiting to catch buses and each bus that left was packed. This year Rob managed to get a seat which is a nice change from standing crammed in like sardines for 40km.
I caught the vaporetto back to the apartment and am going to watch the start of the race on TV and then go over to Riva degli Schiavoni for the finish. A few early morning photos of the Canale Grande -excuse any blurriness and composition, they were taken on a moving vaporetto.
Very few boats this morning
