Coop. Gondolieri S.maria del Giglio

From Santa Maria del Giglio, the tour heads towards the Accademia Bridge, to see Palazzo Barbaro then making a u-​turn on the Canal Grande to pass by Palazzo Ca’ Corner and d’Annunzio red «casetta». Entering the Rio di Santa Maria del Giglio to Piscina Fenice, where the theatre of the same name is located, the ride passes Rio di Verona and Rio dei Barcaroli past Mozart’s home. Continuing along rio di San Moisè again to the Grand Canal in front of the Chiesa della Salute, the tour returns to its origin at Santa Maria del Giglio. Approximate 35 minutes
We booked a gondola ride with serenade but as it was three gondolas going out together, the couple on one gondola got the accordion player and the singer. The singer sang about 3 to four songs in Italian. Very good singing. Our gondola rider looked angry the entire time and was either talking to the other gondoliers, on the phone, or smoking. He did smile once when the boat was a bit rocky and my travel buddy and I almost came off our seats.
He found these gold bits in the river (must have fallen off the gondola) and picked one up and momentarily sang to it. The gondola ride was not as chilly as I expected and I’m grateful that it had stopped raining.
The gondola experience was really nice. Thoroughly enjoyed it though I wish the singer had sung a song from phantom of the opera as the gondola ride reminded me of this scene from phantom of the opera where this gondola is rowed across the stage on a starlit night.

A deux jours de mon départ, bien que je n’ai encore jamais foulé le sol de Venise, s’il y a bien quelque chose que je né ferai pas, c’est un tour de gondole. 80 € les 40 minutes puis 40 € les vingt minutes supplémentaires, soit l’équivalent d’un peu plus d’une journée de travail pour monter dans une petite embarcation et en redescendre presque aussitôt? Les vénitiens vouent un véritable culte pour les pigeons, ceux qui picorent allègrement du côté de la place ST-​MARC, en ce qui me concerne, pas question de me faire plumer !