Anthony Palace Hotel Venice

... smell of freshly baked croissants. MMMmmmmmm!!!! Yum! The breakfast was very tasty, here&#8217;s the pic) Italian coffee is great too!<br><br>I love the mornings in different towns, it's so interesting the moment the town begins to wake up, if you know what I mean.This moment in Venice is particularly beautiful and unique, you feel yourself not 21st but maybe in 14th of 16th century. It's like a wonderful fairy tale surrounding ...

... to sing Happy Birthday to him. He is gone from our world now and we miss him. Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to You, Happy Birthday deaaaarrrrr John and Grandpaaaaaaa, Haaappppyyyy Birrrtttthhhdaaay ttoooo yooooouuuuu!!<br>Love<br>Mick and Lisa<br>XXXX<br>OOO

... lemon veal<br>(VERY modern bathroom). Walked past shops in via 22 Marzo to La Fenice Opera<br>House, Bacino Orseolo with lots of gondolas parked, St Mark's Sq, all the way<br>to Santa Maria Formosa where Guido grew up in Calle del Paradiso (very old).<br>Ice cream in San Lio. Walked to Rialto &amp; took vap to San Marcuola to<br>S&amp;Gs. Rested &amp; ate dinner at Pontini's ...

... one public one. You have to drink or eat to use their toilet; however, tonight I did beg one place and they let me go without eating. Anyway, we were sitting in the sun drinking wine and people watching on the main canal. It was great and then I spilled wine on Mick, so we had to return to our room and change. The funniest thing is that I spilled the wine because I asked a passerby to take our picture so when I was ...

... to reach from the train station. Not that we are picky when it comes to hostels, or even spend much time in them anyway, but this place reminded me of a prison! Luckily the next few nights we stayed in a quaint and comfortable guesthouse/apartment in the main part of town... and the price was nearly the same!<br><br>Our first day there (after trekking to our hostel), we ate some delicious pizza, took a boat over to Piazza San Marco (St. Mark's Square ...

... ANNOYING FOLKS EVERRRR!!!!!! Granted, I was super touchy, being in the middle seat with no head rest and stuff, but still. Things I wanted to say but didn´t:<br><br>"HEY, COIN LADY - STOP JINGLING THE COINS IN YOUR HAND ALL NIGHT LONG. JUST STOP IT NOW."<br><br>"SIR. I KNOW YOURE TRAVELING ALONE or WHATEVER, but my eyes are closed, and im wearing EARPLUGS. i might not want to TALK to you RIGHT NOW ...

... man, Italian food is fabulous... except one expereince. We ordered pizza without carefully examining what was on it. It looked good from afar and we are in Italy, so its good right? No, when you are in a foreign country, you check what is on your pizza... we ordered pizza that was covered in peppers (yum) and onions (yum) and.... fish (YUCK!!!). No good. We also walked (unknowingly) across the Rialto Bridge and looked at all the tourists taking pictures and even ...

... over 5 miles. <br>A lot of people told us we'd visit Venice regularly over the next few years while we are stationed in Aviano....and I think they might be right. Venice is an enchanting place, and the food is pretty darn good as well.<br>Allen and I are hopeless romantics, so this place seems to suite us well. ;)<br>

... great! Imagine rocking up to work or coming home on your little boat everyday! Speaking of boats &amp; canal - as we were in Venice, we had to do the whole Gondola thing, but to save on the pennies we decided to go on as a foursome instead of getting two separate ones - we spend enough time alone together as it is (he he)!! We definitely got the best Gondola guy - he was like the Godfather of the canals - he even serenaded us, took some piccies ...

... where all the Venetian glass are made. You can see glass makers at work here by straying on the street, but these are not studio of masters, and the quarlity of glasses on sale is comparable to those you will find around St Marco. It's rather an excuse to take theone hour boat ride, enjoy the sea breeze, and have a good, unhurried lunch. My shrimp and rocket (a bitter wild green) pasta was sublime in flavor, and the grilled eel was very rich- I won't ...