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... to the underground prison. Oh it was aweful.. I just imagined how people stayed there for years untill they died.. Yes, the Middle Ages where cruel...<br>By the way we were late for the airport already and we couldn't get out of that prison quickly))) There was an impression we were really imprisoned lol)<br>And finally we quitted the Doge's Palace, for the last time ran through the San Marco Square and soon were on our way to the airport..

We are traveling today to Siena and won't be able to communicate for awhile so wanted to give a big shout out to our friend John Ruppe. Have a good one bro, we love you!! We also wanted to tell the Heavens above to give Mick's Grandpa Ted a kiss and hug and ask to ...

... bigoli (fat spagh) with<br>scallops and mushrooms, bacala alla vicentina (baked creamed cod). Arrivederci<br>S&amp;G!!!!!!!!!<br>This has been an incredible trip <br>. We can,t wait to come back. We leave here tommorrow at 6AM for the airport.<br>I have taken over 200 pictures si I will upload them when we get home. Nothing here<br><br> really works with my camera or my cellphone. <br>

... off for now to plant backs and stuff by our door because the only way to lock it is to use the key which is an old time key skeleton key and if you lock it then you lock yourself in. Well if I need to get out in a hurry then what, so I decided to put our medicine bottles in front of the door and when someone opens it then they will fall on the bottles. Good one, huh?<br>Love to you all and goodnight.<br>Mick and Lisa

... in Venice we met a young lady who happened to be a doctor specialized in physiotherapy. She was staying in Venice after having been to a seminar on thermal therapy in Abano Terme, near Padua. She described with much pleasure the cures which are performed in that area. We were fascinated since the beginning. We had a long talk together and decided that relax would have been what we were looking for from our holiday. From Venice we caught the ...

We made our first trip to Venice today after a failed attempt of getting on the wrong train and going all the way to Slovenia! We were happy that we got it right this time! And since it is January, it was a bit on the cold side. But we had fun exploring and getting lost. I had no idea Venice was so big. We must have ...

... to Bolzano online and I retrieve it at one of the Machines. I get on the train and hit up Bolzano at about 230am and get off the train get money from Katie and get back on, except I haven't reserved or bought a train ticket to Munich. Luckily I avoid the night train ticket checkers up to the very end and the guy is nice and lets me stay on without a problem. At about 6am I'm in Munich and everything is much better!

... to Venice that day. Venice is really like no other city. I´ve seen many pictures of it, but you really can´t truly appreciate it unless you´re there. We walked throughout the city and visited a few island in the area, including Murano, knows for its famous glass factory and we bought some jewelry. Our nights were pretty tame, but we did meet some locals who gave us a walking tour of the city at night.

... and simply look for a building with a "fornace" sign which will lead you to a free live show of artisans heating, molding and crafting various glass pieces right before your eyes. I am a product of the great University of Maryland whose mascot happens to be a Terrapin. A Terrapin for those of you who dont know is a diamond-backed turtle. Dont laugh. They mean business. It just so happened that the guy I watched was in fact making a Terrapin. I think he ...

Finals started on Friday the 9, and after 2 finals...Nichole and I decided it would be a good time to get away from Rome, even if just for the day. So, we headed to Venice. There was no itinerary other than the time we flew out of Rome, and out of Venice. This, though, is the best travel story I have had all semester...and might possibly have for the rest of this year. Nichole and I get on a bus to get to the train station, and it's about 4 am. We get to the ...