Campeggio Mediterraneo Venice
Via Delle Batterie, 38 - Loc. Ca' Vio Venice, Veneto, 30011, Italy
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Island Hopping in Venice
... half hour, you have to wonder if this might be an economical decision to extract the $. After all, everybody had already either bought a ticket or travel pass.
By the time I reached F de Nuove, this time opting to walk from there instead of the long ride back, it was almost 6pm. It was interesting to wander this part of the island, and returned back to the hostel to meet new folks before we headed out to dinner and my first pizza in Italy. Yum!
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Venice Wandering
Where does one start in Venice? On a vaporetti following the Grand Canal? On an island outside the main area? Just heading off away from the hostel? After hearing about long lines yesterday, it was off to Piazza San Marco to check out the Basilica. For a long-ish line, it moved fairly quickly, Admission is free though there are some areas you have to pay to access, such as 2 euro to access the Pala d'Oro, a gold altarpiece with lots of gemstones. Stunning to see. No photos ...
City of Canals and Cheap Happy Hour
... to keep you smiling.
March 21:
1) Another great nights sleep, ferry trip to the train station, and we are officially off to Zurich Switzerland and sadly saying good bye to Italy. On the train, we sat across from an older couple who lives in the suburbs of Zurich, and we had a great conversation that spanned a variety of topics. The husband was a theologist physicist (or at least that is was I gathered at the ...
Murano Glass
... Pound, composer: Igor Stravinsky, and British diplomat: Ashley Clarke. It is truly a beautiful spot very quiet and serene, like a cemetery should be. By the way, we met a Canadian couple from Mississauga, ON who were on a day trip from their cruise ship. Back on the water-bus for a quick trip to the Island of Murano famous for its Murano glass. The island has been a commercial port as far back as the 7th century. By the 10th century, the city had become ...
Island city on the water
... of international conferences and festivals, which attract visitors from all over the world for their theatrical, cultural, cinematic, artistic, and musical productions - did I mention Sting?
There are numerous other attractions in Venice however, such as St Mark's Basilica, built in the 11th century and covered in beautiful byzantine art and sculpture both inside and out and over 100 ancient churches as well as dozens of waterfront palaces ...


