Abitare Rialto
Travel Blogs from Venice
A man who has not been in Italy
... being inside your tent, so we went up to the bar and had a few cold beverages, then had some pizza from the restaurant. Once night had fallen, I took a walk up to the Piazzale. The views from here were excellent, and gave a great view of all of Florence. The centre of the square is commanded by an imposing statue of Michelangelo’s David (not the original, there are a number of copies) Of course, numerous stall holders are all trying to sell you there wares, be it bottles of ...
July 5: Venice day two
... Church (or Basilica), a Square (or Campo), and a well (historically used by Venetians to gather drinking water as there is no natural source of fresh water on the island). Fiona explained that Venice was founded by Christian refugees fleeing from barbarians in surrounding countries. In St. Mark's Square, Fiona pointed out the intracacies of the clock tower in Saint Mark's Square, describing how to read the clock (provides time, date, month, corresponding zodiac sign). Fun ...
Venice to see Famiglia
... coming back… and you can feel it everywhere!!!!
02/03/12 Friday
Last visit to the Dentist today…I hope… on the way, I picked up a box of Bacci chocolates from Conad supermarket, for all, at the dentists…apart from being a very good dentist he, and his assistants are all so nice and make you feel so welcome. Off course, it has been exciting to talk about all our mutual friends, back in Perth, but they still were so kind. I can honestly ...
The Classic Water City
... difficulties in staying in Venice though, is actually staying in Venice. It can be incredibly expensive to book a bed in a hostel, let alone a private hotel room, and it can get surprisingly cold in the autumn months if you're thinking of finding a quiet alley or park bench to spend the night (not that I ever would, but just so that you know). Now you might be wondering who the miniature woman in a pharmacy lab coat is and how she got such a prime spot in my travelling update. This is ...
Venice- Day 3
... open until 7 p.m. So, we thought we would go over to Harry’s Bar, a famous Venetian landmark that Ernest Hemingway used to patronize. We walked in and were quickly told that all gentlemen need to be wearing long pants (which we weren’t) and were shown the door.
We did locate a nice restaurant just outside the Venice Opera House. Again the weather was perfect, the food was great, and the company couldn't be beat. We enjoyed a ...
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