Venezia, land of a million tour groups

So we're in Venice and the weather is holding. Lots of sun, lots of gondolas, and more tour groups then you can imagine. At least it's easy to lose yourself in the back alleyways, away from the madness. We wandered around aimlessly, like it seemed everyone else was doing -- looking at maps then deciding not to look at the map. We've been in Italy now for about 24 hours and every meal we've had has included prosciutto. We're on a roll. Venice is pretty small and our time here is about over. We're heading to Florence and visiting surrounding areas like Lucca, Pisa, Cinque Terre and of course the wine regions over the next few days.