Most of the day was spent on the train between Rome and Venice. We arrived at 4pm and walked to the hotel. Apparently even the $2000 a night hotels will not pick you up at the station. The city is much smaller than I imagined. Most of it could fit within 2 square miles, and there is no where like it on Earth. After checking in to our room, we walked around exploring, eating pastries and looking at the Venetian masks. We ate dinner at a restaurant on the water. The city definitely does not smell as bad as I was led to believe.