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Venice Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Venice, Italy
Venice
... see certain spots of the cities, but now on our own we're relaxed and seeing anything we want to, and if we want to expolre shops and side streets we can with out getting in trouble we can. We've seen so much more of Venice than anywhere else we've ...
Venice Day #2
... the height of Ancient Greece (Yea waaayyy cool) Well after that we were suppose to go and visit the Ducal Palace were the Doge of Venice went held court, but Don decided that it was too late and gave us the rest of the afternoon off. So I came back into ...
The Waterways of Venezia
... , our hotel (a converted Palace) was nearby.. imagine us trying to lug suitcases over bridges and along the cobbled alleyways. Venice is a very touristy city, as cruise ships drop off their passengers for the day. Nevertheless, getting lost in the streets ...
Volo a Venezia
... Italy. The total chaos and yet the smooth flow of events is exactly what I have felt in all of Italy, and only in Italy. I think Venice would have been impossible and a pain to visit on a loaded bicycle, so I'm really glad I didn't ride my bike there. ...
Pizza, Pasta, Sleezy Italian Men and Gelati
... we have been through France to Switzerland, back to France to Barcelona (Spain), to the French Riviera, then to Italy - Florence, Rome and now we are in Venice!!!! OMG we have packed sooo much in in 2 weeks!!! I'm exhausted just thinking about it! So with ...
Arrival in Venice
... were able to arrange everything to fit. Upon arriving in Venice we had the option of taking a water taxi from the airport directly to Venice which would have been about a 90 minute ride. I was worried that Mom would be so seasick by the time we got ...
Canal Cruising
... that was built in front of St. Mark's Basilica. The buildings around it are important government buildings because it's the central of Venice. On the bus he had said that there were many pigeons there and boy was he right! There were hundreds of them all ...
Venice Italy here we come
I can't wait for this part of the trip since i heard so much about Italy. To make our way to the lovely 2 bedroom apartment is already an adventure itself. More to ...
Venedik
Kaldigimiz yerden devam ediyoruz… Evet, dun gec bir saatte sinir bozucu bir yolculuktan sonra otele varmistim. Internet'te otel tarifinde yerin o kadar kolay bulunacagi iddia ediliyordu ki, ustune "iste bu kadar basit" diye bir de dalga gecmisler. ...
Gondolas and Gelato
... , the sun was shining, I was actually in a tshirt! We went straight for the gondola ride, which was a lot of fun. Venice is a totally different world- different than any other city. We cruised through the canals and just took in the buildings, the ...
Sick as a parrot
... first time since Dublin, and just generally had a stroll. Saw the Ponti di Tre Archi, the only three arched bridge left in Venice, amongst other stuff, before going off to get some food. Here was my fatal mistake, as that evening I started getting severe ...
northern italy
after a wonderful christmas together, mum and i dived straight into the sightseeing, shopping, ...
Continuation of "observations"
... in on boats!) Was able to travel on a budget pretty well, can eat a sandwich lunch in Rome for ~2-3 euros and Venice ~ 4-5. (That's sitting on church steps with a bottle of water from the convent vending machine and a sandwich from the corner ...
Quick stop in Venice
... under does that mean we wont have enternal love? We ended back at our Hostel about 2am exhausted after a massive day of travelling. Venice is an amazing and romantic city. It has overtaken Paris as being the city of Love. We are now ...
A man who has not been in Italy
... at all, so the next day after breakfast and a shower, we were back in our car and heading east to Venice. Venice The first thing to know about Italy is that they have some wonderful motorways to drive on. The second thing to realise is that the charge you ...
Gondola of Love
... We soon found ourselves on a small jetty with a gondola stand. Gondola rides are the most outrageously expensive thing to do here in Venice, but they are practically essential. You can’t come here and not ride a gondola. So after a bit of haggling, ...
Venice
... all of them were hilariously too small, not assisting my self confidence! I remembered to check for what Audioguides I had downloaded for Venice. One was a guide to a canal cruise on a public vaporetta, so I walked back to the train station and took line ...
Venice - Day 1.5
Following morning after landing, took off to Milan city and right away left to Venice. Venice is absolutely a gorgeous city. Gelato, pizza, pasta, water taxis, the ambience is just AMAZING! Sunny days and relaxing outdoors, I couldn't ...
Final Day in Venice
... . I'll miss both the tour guides and our tour group. I wish them all well. On Thursday, my final day in Venice, I did more souvenir shopping, then visited the Peggy Guggenheim Museum. That visit was worthwhile. I especially enjoyed the sculpture garden. ...
Has Italy gone Magical?
... as much as we did, so we had another photography day. Luckily, I managed to learn some interesting facts about Venice while Sonnet talked to Criss. Transportation in Venice- water and walking. They eat traditional Italian food, like pasta. ...
Love Venice...!
Winding streets and canals: assolutamente bellissima! Saw St. Marks Basilica and the Dogges Palace - also touristville but easy to get around. Haad a gondola ride - see pic for proof and perve at the gondolier. He didn't sing to us but there was a ...
Final Day In Venice - Sitting Around Day
... something to eat. I had a really good Pizza with German sausage on it, and it wasn't too pricey either, which is unusual for Venice. We then gradually made our way down to the south of the island, to the seafront and went to Billa, the supermarket and ...
12th & Disembarkation day of the Cruise
... to the station but we were determined to get to the piazza. As it would turn out…even though the quick walk through Venice was beautiful …we ran out of time and decided to catch the ferry back from San marco to the station…great idea ...
wild seas.
Nice weather in the morning. Went to top up the oil for the bike and got locked in the lower deck for a while. No one on deck as the weather turned. Found another way in. Dinner time. The sea got rougher and many people are getting sea sick. But our trio ...
Crazy Italians!!
Ciao, ciao!! Hope you're well. I am writing this message from Venice, Italy. For all you girls/ladies, yes, it is as beautiful and romantic as you see in the movies. There is something about being surrounded by water that adds something special to a ...
DAY 16 - Ferry from Corfu to Venice, Italy
DAY 16 - Ferry from Corfu to Venice, Italy It was a very, VERY early start today because we needed to catch the ferry at 6:30am! We got to the docks and found out that the ferry wouldn't be there til 9:00am. SPEWING!! So we hung around the docks, bored ...
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This is a test of allison pink and antony maanums travel blog. first entry coming ...