Travel Blogs by Travelers Who Stayed at this B&BAi Tagliapietra B&B Venice
Crowds and Peace
Greetings all from sunny and rainy Venice.
This is the end of day 2, but it is our first day without jet lag. We went to the Peggy Guggenheim Collection (STUNNING) and vaporretto'ed about.
Unlike 13 years ago when I came here, now cruise ships dump around 10,000 people per day here. This means that the San Marco to Rialto areas …
From Riomaggiore to Venice
Saturday August 7, 2010
Senne's Summary: We take four trains and a vaporetto to Venice. We get lost, eat pizza and admire a lot of sparkly things.
This morning we headed out pretty early to start our "four train ride" day. Our trip was pretty uneventful, as we have now figured out most of the little train tricks… except one …
Gondolas and Chianti
Sunday August 8, 2010
Senne's Summary: We visit the Doges Palace, take a gondola ride and have an excellent dinner!
We wake up and enjoy our "breakfast is included". Lorenzo has excellent English and gives us some tips about places to go, how to get our tickets and when to go.
We decide to head out early to the Doges …
San Marco and Bellini's
Monday August 9, 2010
Senne's Summary: We went to the Rialto Bridge, San Marco Basilica, had a ridiculously priced Bellini and then Steve broke the law.
This morning we thought we would try to hit St. Mark’s Basilica before the crowds got there and made a giant line…. Yeah, well, apparently we weren’t early …
Last Day in Venice
Tuesday August 10, 2010 – Happy 13th Birthday to My FAVOURITE Jessica in the whole wide world today!
Senne's Summary: Went to the Correr Museum, wandered the streets, did laundry, wandered the streets, listened to the music in San Marco Piazza, wandered the streets, had a nice dinner in a sketchy looking restaurant.
This …

