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Island Hopping in Venice
... March. Boy was I wrong, as the vaporetti I was hoping to get on filled up and we had to wait a half hour for the next one. The funny thing that happened though., right after that vaporetti left, a private small boat pulled up to the dock - like a taxi and offered rides to people to Venice for 10 euros a head. A good 20 people took him up on it, and you know he's made his day's wages right then and there. Not sure if it's legal, yet if the buses only run ...
Venice Wandering
... Fizzy and served chill, a great deal at 2.20 euro and another Italian item we tried. Then we splurged a bit on lunch, eating at a restaurant with tables outside overlooking the Grand Canal. The tourist menu was pretty decent considering it included the service charge and cover charge, but unfortunately not overly filling. Still, a good experience though with the people watching and just hanging out.
After lunch we went our separate ways again. I headed out to the ...
Viva Italia!
... the city from.
Wandering the streets, filled with stores selling masks, you really felt like you're in medieval Venice. When night fell and we walked down alleys, the illusion felt even more complete. One kid walking by was decked out in a wig and tailored clothes styled hundreds of years ago!
I finally met my first Vancouverite of the trip tonight, and we checked out a cheap place for dinner. At Taverna del Campielo Remer, they have ...
The Most Serene
... very much like that first sentence. The closer we got to the island, the more intriguing, exciting and inviting it became: hues of oranges, reds, yellows popping off old buildings and reflecting onto and dancing in the green waters of the Laguna Véneta (Venitian Lagoon). The waters were lapping up onto buildings and canal walls like a dog thirstily slurping up cool water on a hot day. Who can resist this siren of a city? Especially weak are those from ...
I love Italy!!
As I sit down to write this, the morning bells are ringing throughout Venice - what a beautiful sound! Jamie & Ian are not quite as thrilled as I am by the sound being that their window is directly in the line of the sound & being teenagers - they're trying to sleep in ! Gotta love Venice:)
Well- we've just returned from a breakfast of cappuccino's & lemon tarte sitting beside a canal - what a way to start a day! We have been in Venice 1 day & I'm in love...ok, ...


