Musings of the Detroit, MI based travel writer/photographer P.T. Dante Ciullo providing insight & advice on travel, photography & the people, places and cultures of the world.
Though the birth of Venice dates to some time between the 5th and 6th century, the city is no stranger to the electronic canals of the modern day—the Internet. Not far from the Santa Lucia train station, cyber cafés offer a place to send a quick e-mail to friends that didn't dare venture to the city of love.
Casanova Disco Internet Point (exit the train station and go left) on the Lista di Spanga offers some of the cheapest access in the city. Students pay €4 for 1 hour, €2.50 for ½ hour and €1.50 for 15 minutes. Other travelers are going to have to squeeze out a few extra Euro, but all in all still reasonable at €7 for 1 hour, €4 for ½ hour and €2.50 for 15 minutes.
VeNice Internet Point, across the street from Casanova, offers CD burning services so the snap-happy shutterbug won't miss any shots because of a full memory card. Their internet service is more expensive than Casanova, but it is very fast.
For the hungry web surfer, try Planet Internet between the Speedy Wash and a Venetian cicchetti bar. Owned by the same people who own Casanova, it is on the Lista di Spagna just past the Guglie bridge (the first bridge encountered on Lista di Spagna after exiting left from the train station).
A traveler looking to make the most of their time can get a cheap sandwich, do a load of laundry and e-mail friends back home all in one place.
Once the photos are all burned to CD, the e-mails have been sent and the laundry is smelling fresh again, the rest of Venice awaits.