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Day One - Lido di Jesolo
We had met our English guide, Sarah, at Gatwick airport, so when Georgie and I arrived at Venice Marco Polo we knew exactly what to do. We found our Italian guide, who was helpfully standing about two inches from the exit at the baggage carousel with a big Travelsphere sign and then waited to see what the rest of our tour group would look like. There were a few couples, some small groups, mothers and ...
Canals, Masks and getting lost.
It was getting harder and harder to wake up due
to all the late nights and the hard travel, but we had to get up and
go see the city. This campsite has cabins in which there are three
beds instead of the usual 2 or four, so many groups were split up
during the rooming process. I had Ken and mark as room-mates. So I
got up at 7am, went to the breakfast tent, had breakfast and then
headed back to the cabin to get ready to go into the ...
Venezia
... I stayed until I felt the jolt of the train as we halted.
We knew it was economical for us to purchase the HelloVenezia three day vaporetto pass, so once we departed the train we headed straight for the ticket office. The office, of sorts, was about the size of a trailer, with only two attendants behind the lengthy desk. As it was the height of summer season, you can imagine the line that quickly formed. We somehow managed to pick the line with the ...
Condensed Travel
... you think it is), Birth of Venus (small painting, pure Venus), more Caravaggio's and such... For free.
After all that, we boarded a train to Pisa. Upon arrival, we had the choice of leaving the city in 30 minutes or 2.5 hours. We just walked towards the tower and tried to see how long it'd take- after the 25 minute walk to the tower, we decided to stick around. It was so weird seeing the Leaning Tower of Pisa because it was such a huge landmark that I've known about my ...
Wow, is this place for Real?
... is old. There was so much to see and so many beautiful pieces of glass which is what Venetians are renowned for. Simply put, gorgeous work. We were surprised at the amount of people on the main road cause this is low season. But the numbers dwindled as time drew on. We walked around for a couple hours taking in all of the sights, then decided it was time for food. So many restaurants to choose from and they all want your business. Had our first glass of ...