Bortolo 2
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Gondola rides & Mussels: Venice
... broke into two smaller groups and explored the whole city. It was amazing walking through Venice; there are no cars in Venice and everyone travels by boat or by foot. The "streets" are narrow alleys that are formed by the surrounding buildings. It was so cool to see how influential the culture was on the people.
The shopping was very expensive but it was very unique and just window shopping was fun. It was raining a lot so it was really wet part of the day, ...
Veniza
... they blow glass into you name it. After a brief look at the process then we are spirited away by one of the owners for a history lesson and a hard sell. The glass blowing has been the same company or family since 1046AD and they are very proud of their work as indicated by the price tag! We escaped but the boat ride was well worth the sales pitch the Bauer must have a deal with the glass company as the boat trip was complementary. ...
The City of Water
... warm bed to spend the night in.
Shortly after settling in, we set out in search of some Italian cuisine back on the main island. We found a beautiful place on the square and enjoyed some rather small portions.... turns out Venice is a bit more expensive than most of where we've been so far. We made up for it though with a Gelato establishment next door and a little pizza place just over a few small canals. Venice seems to have Gelato on ...
Venice Deja Vu
... to take Venice in a second time.
In Venice, we walked a few of the inside streets along the smaller canals, people watched for awhile, enjoyed a couple of 'tourist' meals and took in the sites.
We decided to buy a masquerade mask as our Venice souvenier. That purchase was quick and easy but trying to find a box to put ...
The Classic Water City
... out in recognition of a plaza that he couldn’t possibly have been in before (never having been to Venice before). "I know this place! There’s… there’s a doorway into the Basilica just around that corner, and a back gate for the tower just hidden past that construction gate. I know this place, I did my best sniper-shooting from that balcony over there!" As it turns out, the makers of the stealth video game Assassin’s Creed are incredibly historically accurate.
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