Well, our tickets for Lido di Jesolo came through today and we can't wait to get out there, although we still have a while to go yet, but the excitement is building rapidly. 15km of beach right there, what more can you say?
I've been told the local mosquito population are quite ferocious, but I'm not going to let that concern me too much, they seem to go for certain people rather than others, and I've decided that I'm not their type.
I've also read on the net, that you can travel straight into Venice from Lido di Jesolo, by boat, which we're really looking forward to doing, then getting the "Vaporetto" along the Grand Canal. The only drawback being that there's just so many things we want to see in Venice, a single trip is unlikely to be sufficient.
One concern I have is with an issue we just don't have here in the UK. Our hotel is going to have a waiter service in the evenings, and as with dining out while there, I'm uncertain as to the Italian perspective on tipping. Do Italian waiters expect to be tipped, and if so, how much? I know it's something they go for in the US and on the continent, but we just don't do it here in the UK. If anyone knows what the story is, please post a comment to let me know!
