Venice
Travel Blogs from Venice, Italy
A Wonderful Day in Venice
... water. There is vast quantities of it everywhere you look. We arrived at the train station and jumped straight onto a water taxi - Venice's public transport system and caught the taxi to the Rialto Bridge which is half way along the Grand Canal. The ...
Venice to see Famiglia
... the evening. Zio Mario asked us to stay for 3 nights which would have been fantastic but we just couldn’t be in Venice that long. We compromised with staying the night. We were very spoilt with Zio and Zia having organised the hotel for us and ...
Venturing to Venezia...
... ! Yaaay! On the downside, we finally figure out that we though Bethany, Kim's sister, was coming into Italy to stay the week with us in Venice that day, but in all actuality, she isn't coming until TOMORROW because of the time difference from America. ...
HI From Venice
... a little scared at times. Did not really want to leave and guess what, had to train again (Thursday) from Como to Venice, and yes another disastrous outcome, so needless to say missed another train Arrrrhhhhhhhh not happy . (Not our fault !!!) ...
Venice Day 2
... went with Catherine, Matt, Jon and Denise into the main part of Venice. We walked around a lot and went for dinner. Good times. Venice is a beautiful city in the Night. It is extremely busy and full of tourists in the day, but at night when it calms down ...
Venice
... tourist areas for shopping are, of course, bustling, and can be a pain to navigate with umbrellas everywhere. I have managed to visit Venice when heavy rain is forecast for the three days I am here (but according to my travelling sources, most of Italy ...
Venice the City of Love I have fallen in Love ....
... 8pm on the 6th of September.. Caught the bus to Venice Island for 6 EURO's and it took approximately 40 minutes. Upon arrival at Venice island I started walking to Rialto bridge with my heavy bag on my back, it took about 20 minutes, then I made an ...
Damn camera....
... ; it's in Mestre, just across the water from the city of canals. I caught the train across, and after stepping out of Venice station, I just stopped dead and stared. Directly in front of me, where you'd normally expect a busy road with cars, buses and ...
St. Mark's Square
After breakfast we headed to St. Mark's Square where the main touristy things are. I went into a museum and then into this amazing palace that used to house the Venetian government. You also get to go down into what used to be the prisons, ...
Rimini to Venice to Budapest... in 24 hours!
... the night train from Venice to Budapest, at the end of September, surely! We spent the afternoon exploring the mazed streets of Venice (trying to find Saint Marc's Square, but determined not to buy a map... who needs a map when you have instincts!). ...
Two days was enough.
... were also gondolas all over the place but we will talk about those later.We didn't have many reasons to actually be in Venice – I’m sure there are lots but it’s more like the city itself isthe thing to see, literally like Italy’s ...
Italy wrap up
... . In case our family and friends think we were abused, remember the bruises are a result of carrying heaving luggage across Italy. We will leave you with one last blonde moment...just when we thought we had mastered the European bathroom facilities we ...
Venezia.....
... next year :).... Yesterday, I took the Secret Itineries Tour of the Doges Palace, facinating history of the government of Venice, very elaborate and lots of checks and balances. They even got rid of the torture chambers before the rest of ...
Heat. That's familiar.
... to the pigeons. We kept it down to three pigeon visits, but without a doubt this is what our children loved about Venice. One pigeon finally left droppings on Gailen, and having to wash up only mildly dampened his enthusiasm. The Gondola rides looked ...
Venice....
... which is famous for its glass making. Here we watched an artist make a glass horse in about 10 minutes.... Venice was extremely crowded and Michael and I got seperated from the rest of the group. We shopped for a ...
Random Observations from uno Tourista
... another button to stop the flush. Use the restrooms in museums or your restaurant because youll be paying for a public one in Venice. Music and street performers in the piazzas or squares. FUN! Lots if graffiti in Rome, not so much in ...
26/05/2009
We left bibione in the afternoon arrived in Venice massive car park. Yes I did manage to scratch the brand new rental car as Italians do not seem to make opening big enough for people movers manage to get in... Secure the car... and hop on the water taxi ...
27/05/2009
We left bibione in the afternoon arrived in Venice massive car park. Yes I did manage to scratch the brand new rental car as Italians do not seem to make opening big enough for people movers manage to get in... Secure the car... and hop on the water taxi ...
Italy I am so Happy to be back !....I think
... Alba D’Oro. At just twenty minutes on the bus outside of Venice proper and next door neighbor to the International airport of Venice I walked to the front reception and was met by two young girls not much older than 21 (I suspected). The place was ...
City of Water
... and plenty of boozes that quickly got everyone dancing on the tables. from the campsite we took a twenty min fairy ride into Venice. from there you simply walk and get lost amongst the cities curvy cobblestone pathways, making your way over bridge after ...
The Car Free City
... museum, which is in Peggy Guggemhiem's old residence. I knew she had a lot of money, but wow. Her house was a mansion in Venice standards and was absolutly amazing. It was on the Grand Canal and had a lot of property. We spent about 2 hours ...
The city of drinking and glass...
... ! In Venice, we've also had Bellini's at Harry's bar... gone to the glass factories in Murano... toured the little islands around Venice... and tonight we're off to dinner at Harry's Dolce, which just happens to be on the same island we're staying. ...
Venice
... made the long walk all along the grand canal to near were our house is, which was made slightly easier by the fact that Venice is absolutely breathtakingly beautiful. We were all tired from walking for miles and a bit grumpy, so we sat down and had an ...
Venice Sinking or Waters Rising?
... ; It is a question for the historians, the anthropologists, the politicians, the citizens, the tourists, and anyone with an interest in history, culture, architecture, and Venice. I don’t know where it will ...
Pedestrians in Venice
... pay the hotel in cash, etc. This was all done by about noon but we felt we had been sightseeing all morning because Venice is such an unusual place and even with our hotel map, we quite often didn't know where we were. The Grand Canal ...
Train Trip to Venice
... the French, Swiss and Italian alps then down along one of the Northern Italian lakes to Milan and across to Venice - the train from Chamonix to Northern Italy runs along the side of the alps, often hundreds of metres from the river gorge at the bottom ...
Venice
... hopped on the public Water Bus to go to Venice (15 Euros) from the airport. We had been to Italy before years ago, but we had missed Venice - so we were very much rubber necking all the way and enjoying the amazing sight. It is hard to ...

