Was told that trick by a Venetian. At the time (10 years ago), the official going rate was

about 70 euros for an hour trip. If you went to the usual spots they were asking 180 to 200 and people were paying it. So we tried my mate's advice and negotiated 45 minutes for 70, which is long enough.

And it's not like you get some dodgy Gondolier. There are a finite number of licenses (a strange number like precisely 462 or something) and they are handed down from father to son. Getting into the business means lots of training and waiting until somebody retires or dies without passing their spot down to the next generation.

Posted By: Steve in Holland on September 12th 2018 at 14:51:01

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Thinly veiled 'im going to Venice' post (General Chat) - Dunney, Sep 12, 09:57:11
- Go before it sinks.... (n/m) (General Chat) - usacanary, Sep 12, 19:03:28
- Eat a Cornetto in a canoo (n/m) (General Chat) - strap_on sally, Sep 12, 12:53:08
- if canals is your thing, save your money and go to Birmingham instead (n/m) (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Sep 12, 12:40:19
  - Yes. Yes. This. Birmingham is almost exactly like Venice. (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Sep 12, 14:52:01
  - there's a canal in norfolk, sod wasting absolute shitloads of money going to birmingham (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 12, 14:06:29
- Also island trips to Murano, Burano, Cemetery Island etc (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Sep 12, 12:30:34
- Find the going price for gondolas before you go there, and catch on in one of the "side (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Sep 12, 12:30:16
  - Gondolas are way costly. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Sep 12, 13:05:04
    - Was told that trick by a Venetian. At the time (10 years ago), the official going rate was (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Sep 12, 14:51:01
      - bloke we rented our apartment off of sorted us out 80 euros (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 12, 15:06:18
- Find restaurants and bars in the small squares away from the main tourist areas (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Sep 12, 12:26:12
  - Wise words mate! Who'd have thought of that? (General Chat) - Chopper, Sep 12, 13:36:05
    - ??? (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Sep 12, 14:52:29
- I'm copying this thread into a word doc for future reference (General Chat) - Dunney, Sep 12, 12:22:07
- Proposed to Mrs WY in Venice... (General Chat) - Worthing Yellow, Sep 12, 12:05:27
- My suuggestions (General Chat) - Chalk Hill Bitter, Sep 12, 11:51:43
- Water taxi from the airport is an amazing way to arrive (General Chat) - littletinyphil, Sep 12, 11:46:21
- if you see the ghost of a little girl in a red dress, don't follow it (n/m) (General Chat) - 51eve, Sep 12, 11:22:45
  - In fact, Don't look... now 😁 (n/m) (General Chat) - Worthing Yellow, Sep 12, 12:06:10
- water taxis (General Chat) - Henclrikus, Sep 12, 11:21:44
- Thanks OG and Norway. I think I'd better order more Euros. (n/m) (General Chat) - Dunney, Sep 12, 10:45:53
  - If you have OG's tastes, yes ;) (General Chat) - norway, Sep 12, 11:41:47
- Lucky you! (General Chat) - Old Git, Sep 12, 10:35:53
  - all of that plus visit the doges palace (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 12, 11:31:36
    - in't a doges palace just a posh kennel? (n/m) (General Chat) - Henclrikus, Sep 12, 11:37:46
      - it's rammed chock full of filthy loot (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 12, 11:50:53
    - Doges Palace is currently covered in scaffolding (General Chat) - fareastcanary, Sep 12, 11:37:31
      - Yeah, the campanile. It’s great. (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Sep 12, 13:16:06
- Walk. A lot. No gondalas. (General Chat) - norway, Sep 12, 10:09:30
  - sorry but .... (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Sep 12, 10:57:44
    - Just because it's something a place is 'known (General Chat) - Chopper, Sep 12, 13:42:02
      - ga (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 12, 14:10:33
    - Piazza San Marco is amazing. (General Chat) - APB, Sep 12, 13:10:24
      - never heard of that one (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 12, 16:40:41
      - 👍 (n/m) (General Chat) - norway, Sep 12, 13:17:51
    - meh (General Chat) - CWC, Sep 12, 12:26:26
    - He wanted advice - he is at liberty to entirely ignore it. (General Chat) - norway, Sep 12, 11:40:38
    - you've got to do these things once (if only to be able to complain about them ...!) (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Sep 12, 11:07:14
      - Exactly this, go to Venice and not take your lady on a Gondola 🤔 (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 12, 11:47:17
        
        Ha! (General Chat) - norway, Sep 12, 12:05:12
        
        If I'd have known, I would have lent you my canoe 😂 (General Chat) - Tombs, Sep 12, 12:08:47
  - Great stuff thanks (General Chat) - Dunney, Sep 12, 10:23:15
    - Sorry didn’t see this (General Chat) - Old Git, Sep 12, 10:41:50
    - Last went in 2012 - but imagine it will be, not least because of the exchange rate. (General Chat) - norway, Sep 12, 10:34:48

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