Accademia Palace Padua
Via del Pescarotto, 39 Padua, Veneto, 35131, Italy
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Days 304 to 305 - Padova
... From here it was a short walk to everywhere. She proudly took us on a tour of the markets, the local ruins and her alma mater the university of Padova (Università degli Studi di Padova). The prato della valle in Paduva is sprawling and the meandering river that runs through and around it is lined with statues. Perhaps this layout and or the lowlying buildings on the perifery create a deceptive image...that is ...
Just Like Clockwork
... a purple and gold cat mask for me.
Sam and Dad went to go find a toilet and came back saying that they have found some people doing flag throwing so we went to check that out, it was people practicing. While we were there we heard drums and followed it up. There were more people doing flag throwing with a band in between them. It was pretty cool. We had a gelati on the way back to the car then headed off to Padova.
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Our Journey To Italy
... and that no trains would be transfering passengers after midnight but midnight was not yet there. After a few panicking hours a train arrived that took us to a place close to Venice. On the train there was a mysterious young character that was looking at kelli and which made kelli panicking and nervous and she thought he was going to rob us. I told her I would feed the young guy his arm if he tried. But my panicking significant other commence to ...
Venetian Mosaic
... but I believe the offering box indicated that it was for Masses for the deceased. And there were so many children's photos; it made me quite sad.
After the Frari we all went to lunch at a nearby bar. I had a prosciutto and cheese sandwich that was really tasty. Also an aperitif called gingerino. I'm not sure what it was exactly, but it had a slightly orangey flavor and it was a little bitter; not at all unpleasant.
And then we went to the Scuola San Rocco. We weren't ...
After An Unexpected Delay... Ahhh, Venice!
... some piazzas were still covered in inches of water – other sidewalks and side streets were either completely submerged or seemed to merge right into the adjacent canals! Since 1900, Venice has sunk more than 23cm – some say that estimate is closer to 60cm – partly due to rising sea levels and partly due to subsidence. From November through April, Venice also can be flooded by high tides, and when floods hit – as they did the day we ...



