Grand Canal Venice

We were very excited to get on the double decker train!! The train to Venice was a few hours long, we ended up arriving there around 6ish. Directions to the hostel were awful so we had to go back to the station and they directed us. When we got to our room there was one person there, an old man. It was a 4 bed dorm with the most pathetic excuse of …

Day 49 - Munich to Venice
Another early start to the day, caught the bus at 8am which was conveniently
around the corner from our hotel. It was a very scenic ride through
the Austrian alps, stopping at Innsbruck, a beautiful spot in a
valley next to a wide river, and from the town center you can look up
and see the mountains. We …

This past weekend was my first experience travelling in a small group of friends. On Thursday night, myself and three other friends planned a spontaneous trip to Venice for the next day. I'll admit, I was a little nervous for this adventure. We took the night train and arrived in Venice at 2:00 am and during the planning process there was much …

The apartment that Peter has booked for us in Venice is bellisimo! It is owned by a couple that now live in Milan but it must have been their home when they were here in Venice, because it still has all the bits and pieces around like books, pens, papers and homey touches that hotels don't have. It is absolutely beautiful.

It is on the …

This past weekend a huge group of students migrated to Venice to celebrate Carnival Italian style! Unfortunately it was extremely cold this weekend which put a damper on the fun, but it was still an awesome trip!

Venice is a very cool city, absolutely no cars, only boats on the canals and hundreds of bridges - very romantic! I got to see …

The misty winter morning was giving way to the golden sun rays that painted the city with hues of orange and gold. The canal was reflecting the buildings and bridges which was a perfect postcard picture. We chose to start early to beat the crowd and we were rewarded with nice photographs and a traffic-free canal ride.

The nearest point …

Stepping through the door of the train station into Venezia was unbelievable. It was overcast and kind of grey, with people bustling around. The first thing I saw was the canal. It was kind of surreal to think I had actually reached Venice, the water city. It was nothing like I had expected. At first sight, it was kind of like a normal city with a …

Hi happy little vegimites,
Today was a mildly slower start as I had chance to sleep in, so I did. We walked over to the shop got ourselves a breadrolls and some cream creese & salmon. T'was a cheap and easy breakfast for our two travellers before they ventured into the city of Venice.

So to start our journey the shuttle bus which …

On day 14 we travel by train through stunning scenery in the Julian Alps to one of the most unique cities of the world - Venice (approx. 5 hrs). Becaise Slovenia and Italy don't see eye to eye on train travel we have to exit at the border, walk a few metres across that border into Italy, get a local Italian bus to another train station and then a …

Tuesday July 13, 2010 – Venice

We took the high speed train to Venice this morning and passed through the mountains and quite a bit of Italian countryside, which was very beautiful. Lots of corn and hay; the corn has tasseled and hay is already in bales! Once we arrived, we walked to our bed and breakfast in Venice, the Ca' San …

... number 4 - had plenty of room and was easy.  Got covered in spray taking photos.   Very excited going down the Grand Canal. An RCL ship was sailing as the train arrived and an ex Royal Viking liner (can't remember name) and Seven Seas ...

... claim our bags (granted, all Asian tourists who really had no idea what was going on), then we ran with our donkey packs across the grand canal, past the bus station, and down about 2 miles of dock to get to our boat in time, giving Chad extra reason to ...

... by vaporetto (small passenger ferry) and we enjoyed the splendid views of the city on a trip around the city and along the Grand Canal which cuts through the city.   We were hoping to visit either the Galleria Dell'Accademia, one of Venice's top ...

... our bags and raced to the hotel. Settled in we explored the city, first by ferry along the Grand Canal, the main canal through Venice lined with impressive buildings and former palaces, many showing signs of water damage and disrepair and then by foot, ...

... dogs, hanging out their laundry, shopping for groceries. These are the things most tourists would never see if they stayed on the Grand Canal. It was really neat to experience it. After walking through the east side of the city we went back to the hotel ...

... Ferraro left in her. It was a perfect day to cruise around Venice. Along the quiet little canals as well as the gorgeous Grand Canal - an unforgettable experience. We then took in some more of Italy's best gelato and more shops before we had to head ...

... Here we learnt why Venice was so busy this weekend, there was a local regatta taking place that afternoon on the Grand Canal, Venice's answer to a main street. So the afternoon was spent wandering around catching glimpses of the annual Regatta Storica ...

... the tales of wealthier and more extravagant times, times that come alive by just walking the streets or gliding down the Grand Canal.     My reflection is blurred by a passing boat, so we continue to walk hand in hand succumbed to an extraordinary ...

... to tour the Grand Canal, known to the Venetians as the Canalazzo, is by a vaporetto.  Sweeping through the heart of Venice, the Grand Canal will give you the best views of the decaying palazzi and their once-grand family names.   We cruised under the ...

... from across the Piazza San Marco was the Santa Maria della Salute, a baroque church which stands at the entrance to the Grand Canal. As we were enjoying our scenic walk through the Piazza, romance filled the air...along with hundreds of pigeons! ...