Campanile di San Marco Venice

We've been doing well getting free bus rides through Germany and Italy and we have had many nights of eating inexpensively by cooking in, but we just entered Venice! There is nothing cheap here. It was an easy drive to Venice from Tuscany and we barely even got lost. We parked our car in overnight parking garage and rearranged our luggage so that …

A lot has been written about Venice. It's beauty. It's romanticism. It's location. All this is true as Venice is a magical place. Everywhere you look there are storybook vistas. Even the local Venetians make fascinating watching as they go about their lives.
I can see why only Venetians live in Venice. It would be a very difficult place to …

Yesterday we found something worse than Irish college students and cranky babies: Extended American Families on Vacation. Our flight from Prague to Venice was only an hour long but felt like 10 due to the fact that we were surrounded by this horrible American family, including a loud grandmother, a cranky grandfather, two adult children, their …

Wow, what a lot of walking, I think we walked half of Venice today - lol.

We started the day with an early morning run around Piazza San Marco, beautiful morning for it. While it was still early we decided to go pick our cameras up and get back down to the Piazza to take some pictures of the Basilica and the Clock Tower.

Back to …

Nach 6 Stunden Fahrt haben wir endlich Venedig erreicht. Am Campingplatz Fusina haben wir ein Container-Zimmer für eine Nacht gebucht und dann gleich das Boot nach Venedig genommen. Dort sind wir dann herumspaziert und haben die wichtigsten Attraktionen besichtigt und uns auch ein Eis gegönnt. …

The water taxi ride to my hotel was nice and scenic, especially when we entered the city and started to meander through the various canals. I was dropped off near my hotel and went to check in. My hotel was the Best Western Hotel Olimpia. The hotel was located near the end of the Grand Canal at the edge of the city which meant more walking to get …

As we drove into Italy, it got rainier and rainier. My idea that going South would get warmer seemed incorrect. Through Brenner pass, it was so foggy that we could barely see the next car in front of us. With all the twists and turns in the road, it made for an unnerving ride. Along the Dolomite Mountain Range, the fog clung to the trees like …

We woke up at 4:30am, got ready and set off with our host Vassilius. He drove us to the airport
(for a fee, plus additional surcharge for the early hours). He is a weird man who hasn’t seemed happy once since we arrived. He just complained that he was tired because “the kid kept waking up every two hours” and cursed at the red …

Breakfast at the hotel is included. Kyle had a cappuccino, a chocolate chip muffin, cereal and a pear and Hannah had Earl Grey tea, a cream cheese filled croissant, a plum, an egg filled pie (kind of like quiche with a flaky bread crust) and a salami and cheese sandwich. We ate in one of the rooms right next to the canal.

After breakfast, …

Llegué a Venecia con un sol de mediodía radiante y sin hacer frío.

Cuando salí de la estación me tomé un Vaporetto, el bus acuático, y me dirigí hacia el albergue que tenía recomendado en la guía. Las paradas de los vaporettos están inmediatamente enfrente de la estación Santa Lucía.

Si bien en la guía Lux decía que era más …

... . Our morning’s activity was not affected, as it was high above the square. We took an elevator to the top of Campanile di San Marco (Bell Tower), the highest structure in the city. Although we very much enjoyed the breathtaking views of the City, ...

... different than any other church I've seen. It dates back to 1650. Afterwards, I went up to the top of the Campanile di San Marco (a bell tower) and got some splendid views out over the city and its many islands.  Next, I went to see the Fenice ...

... outer street Riva degli Schiavoni leading us to San Marco's square. In the square is San Marco's Basilica and the bell tower Campanile di San Marco. From there we went to the tourist office and retrieved a map. Then we went to the Civico Museo Correr ...

... a much needed shower and some breakfast before we hit the streets again to join the crowds lining up to go to the top of Campanile di San Marco (St Marks Campanile). This structure stands 98.6m tall and stands alone on the corner of the square, to the ...

... as big as yesterday. The weather was still a bit rainy but the surrounding fog had lifted and so we decided to head up Campanile di San Marco (the big bell tower). It cost us 8€ each and the views were well worth the cost. For starters you look ...

... out to Saint-Mark's Square. Impressive plaza! As we make our way around the masses of people, we choose to go up the Campanile di San Marco, the square's tower. We are rewarded with a great view and a good impression of the city. Otherwise, we do the ...

... (Saturday) we went for a walk to Saint Mark's Square (including the Basilica di San Marco, Palazzo Ducale, Campanile di San Marco, and the Bridge of Sighs). The Bridge of Sighs got this name from Lord Byron, given its position between the Palazzo Ducale ...

... walk through the ever growing puddles. We trotted along these with many other tourists till we made our way inside the campanile di San Marco which is the tallest building (bell tower) in Venice. Obviously because of the rain visibility was significantly ...

... it was adequate and clean. Then off for a walk. Took in some of the sights, went up the bell tower - Campanile di San Marco. This just confirmed what the weather reports were saying. Being the tallest building, we could clearly see the rain clouds ...

... where we got an amazing view of the city and could look out onto the water. Did you know that Campanile di San Marco is actually leaning because Venice is sinking... literally into the sea.  After an amazing pizza lunch on the water, Alex and I met ...