Bed And Breakfast Antico Portego
Travel Blogs from Venice
Day 12
... delish as the one I had in taromina. I ordered a fried food dish because we were told by our friend at the museum that it is a Tuscan style. It was good...Kenny had him typical pizza. The waiters were so friendly and personable. There was a table next to us with 3 really cute kids and they were so great with them and entertaining. At the end of our meal the lights were turned really low and next thing we heard was happy birthday coming from the speakers...in ...
A man who has not been in Italy
... important trade point and the population reached over 10,000. The Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta was built in 639 and still stands today. Attila’s Thorne actually has nothing to do with the notorious Hun; rather it was a bishop’s chair. We both sat in it, so I guess that makes us Attila/bishop hybrids.
We went inside the cathedral, which is very different from any others we visited. It cost us €5 each which was okay, but you couldn’t take photos inside ...
Venice at leisure
... with us ! We did not find any pizzeria to Raaj's liking, but in the process, visited all the monuments around us once again ! Finally we decided to go back to the pizzeria next to our hotel. So it was waterbus time and another round of Grand Canyon tour ! The pizza was as good as last night. We made friends with the pizzeria shop owner, Max. We then went back to the waterbus, this time for going to Rialto bridge and Rialto market. I ...
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 ...
First impressions of Venice
... I had the margherita (cheese) which was wonderful and Kyle tried the spinach and ricotta but it was bad and he threw most of it away. Then we caught the train back to the Quarto D’Altino and found no ride so we had to call the hotel. Back at the hotel, we showered and got online then went to bed completely exhausted.
We had a beautiful day in Venice and can’t wait to see more tomorrow. The wonderful thing about the city is that you can just get ...