Friday, November 10, 2006
10/2006: Venice: 'gondolas and gondoliers...'
Sinister looking men in blue and white striped, jerseys, black trousers and dark glasses are lurking on every canal and will be happy to ferry you around the canals for around €80 for 40 minutes during the day and €100 at night (maximum of 6 passengers). It is possible to haggle and negotiate a better rate, it depends on how much business they’ve had that day. Singers and accordion players are extra. If you have a word of mouth recommendation so much the better – ask at the hotel, or if you have time, ask disembarking passengers, as the quality of gondolier varies greatly. Some will point out places of interest, but I did hear of several who spent the whole time talking on their mobile phone, ruining the planned romantic trip of the couples in their gondolas.
Sinister looking men in blue and white striped, jerseys, black trousers and dark glasses are lurking on every canal and will be happy to ferry you around the canals for around €80 for 40 minutes during the day and €100 at night (maximum of 6 passengers). It is possible to haggle and negotiate a better rate, it depends on how much business they’ve had that day. Singers and accordion players are extra. If you have a word of mouth recommendation so much the better – ask at the hotel, or if you have time, ask disembarking passengers, as the quality of gondolier varies greatly. Some will point out places of interest, but I did hear of several who spent the whole time talking on their mobile phone, ruining the planned romantic trip of the couples in their gondolas.# posted by hotelreviewer @ 12:42 pm 
