Casa Nicolo Priuli Malcesine

... I rode around on one of the water bus boats last night for like an hour, sitting outside, freezing my **** off with a huge grin on my face.

Venice is gorgeous. It's unlike anything I've ever seen. This is one time when Vegas didn't get it quite right. You just can't replicate this place. Imagine walking down a normal suburban neighborhood, but everywhere you see cement or grass, replace it with water. It's almost impossible to imagine without seeing it, I think.
Venice, Veneto, Italy josiezim

... frocked up it was a great night that went into the early hours of the next day.

We sailed through the night and after the cocktail party we headed for the nightly show it has been great with a full show on every night ranging from dancing , singing , magic , jugglers , strong men and even the odd trapeze artist .

We arrived early the next day in Istanbul and got ready for another nice day exploring another famous city it started with a bus tour ...

... of Rome.We made the train with only a minute to spare and arrived safely back at the train station in Rome..only to find out that the station closes at 1am and we were not allowed to wait there until 430am when our bus to the other Rome airport (which is where our flight to Madrid was from) would depart. Therefore we had to think on our feet, catch two separate cabs and head to the other Rome airport around 130am. We arrived safely and I spent the rest of the night attempting to ...

Venice
Raining and pouring for the morning in Venice..but we braved the elements and the buses and the Italians and other tourists to head from the motel (on the mainland) into the city of Venice. We were soaked by the time we got off the bus but the “Australian Drowned Rats” (ADRs) carried on.. We somehow bought tickets for a boat trip.. And then took the wrong boat but ended up on a great trip down the Grand Canal…even in the ...

After the wedding we spent a few days in Venice before flying home. This is one of the cities I wish I could walk around without anyone else there. I am sure it is much more beautiful without the hundreds of people on every little bridge. It was a lot of fun wandering around, getting lost and then finding a place to enjoy a glass of wine.

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... place where we could watch someone making a horse. The glass was brought out of an oven as a gooey mess a shaped into a perfect horse in a few minutes. The water bus turned out to be an acceptable alternative to the overpriced gondolas. We found a route that did a circle around the grand canal and the ride was great. We were surprised that it didn't stink because many people have said it's a smelly place. We found Venice to be overpriced. Internet rates started from 8? per hour ($12cdn ...

Ahh, Venezia. What a delectable city. Unique, hot, sexy, romance dances through the night air. Upon arriving, we hop off the overnight train, and walk out to the sunlit deck of the station. There we grab a ticket and hop on the equivalent to the metro elsewhere: a large boat, packed to the gills with people. Sardines would feel fortunate. Chris did well in selecting our lodging: a quaint little hotel in the heart ...

... along the Grand Canal, the mists were rising from the water, coupled with the setting sun it provided an entrancing view. Immediately after passing under the Rialto Bridge, we alighted from the vaparetto, as being off season we'd been lucky enough to find a great deal on a hotel right in the centre of Venice ...

... foundation of the church and took the elevator to the top of the 15th century Torre dell'Orologio to get a breathtaking view of the entire city. From there we grabbed vaporetti (basically a subway on water) to the Rialto bridge. There we did some shopping and found a cute place to eat right on the Grand Canal. After lunch, things became a little stressed. I think my mother got a little nervous without the guidance of a tour guide and began to get mad at the rest of us for leading ...

... hot showers to warm up and by the time we were buffed and polished, the sun was shining. We had a wonderful lunch at the little restaurant next to our hotel. The salads are so fresh. CG would even eat the tomatoes! The calamari was beyond compare. The local pinot grigio that we each had a glass of was exquisite, and a bargain at 2 euros a glass. After that we wondered across the Grand Canal and off to Saint Marks Square. There were huge amounts of pidgeons and ...