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Travel Blogs from Venice
No more packs for twelve whole nights!
... couple that we met yesterday, what are the chances of that? Everything here is expensive, the food, the coffee and the ferry tickets which cost 7 euro each. They are timed tickets so you can get on and off as many times as you like, but only for an hour. Considering that the traffic in the canals moves fairly slowly, an hour doesn't take you too far. Still, Venice is a beautiful town and like nothing else I have seen. It is quite charming, especially when you manage to find ...
Day 8 - June 27: Venezia
... blue and contrasts fantastically with the pastel buildings. But it's hot, so when we start with a tour of the Doge's Palace the shade is a relief. The palace is amazing and opulent. The art and architecture are amazing (especially the Parliament room - the largest room in Europe that's not supported by columns that houses the largest oil painting). It's all very Italian and ...
Last day in Venice
... our photos as we were taking theirs. The ride lasted for an hour in extremely hot weather, and as I decided to buy a proper hat after the ride, I had to make do with what I had on hand for the ride, [check the photo]. On completion of the ride we were met by our guide for a walking tour of Venice, did I mention it was hot our guide guessed about 40 degrees, but the humidity was 99%. We visited St. Mark's Basilica, which was incredible, on ...
Lyne - Méli-mélo
... Murano: Mardi matin, on a pris un vaporetto pour se rendre sur cette jolie île où il y a des ateliers et on peut y voir des verriers à l'oeuvres. On y vend de très beaux articles de toutes sortes en verre soufflé. Il fait bon flâner là aussi et se laisser impreigner de ce charme vénitien.
Burano: Après un bon dîner sur une terrasse en bord de mer, nous avons repris un vaporetto pour se rendre sur l'île voisine. Dès que j'ai posé mes yeux sur ce petit village de pêcheurs, je ...
Venice - Day 3
... all of the ceiling of this church in the shape of a Greek Cross. Suffice it to say, it is an amazing church. They did not allow pictures inside, but I guiltily snuck a few from the balcony when they turned the lights on for the mosaics at 11:30AM. There is no easy way to describe how the whole ceiling glows. We also spent some time taking photographs ...