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... of this one were Michelangelo’s “David” (of David and Goliath fame) and a series of unfinished works (also Michelangelo) that really gave some insight into his process. Next came the “Renaissance Walk” - about a two hour stroll from one end of the old city to the other, including stops at the enormous and beautiful “Duomo” (the cathedral nicknamed for its imposing dome), the Campanille -bell tower - (where we did NOT climb the ...

... struck Michele about the Venice bridge, well maybe three. First, it was not beautiful. She wonders where the money went. Second, it is not elaborate. She wonders where the money went. And, finally, this is the main bridge across the Grand Canal for newly-arrived tourist and, yet, there is no way to get a rolling suitcase over this bridge without hitting every single step. Could they not create a smooth ...

... endowed a museum of modern art, which seems especially radical in Venice, with its nearly universal focus on the Renaissance.
After dinner and a rest, we finished our day with a night at the Opera! We saw “The Barber of Seville” a great, silly romp of an opera - and to add to the fun, it was performed inside one of the old Venetian palaces, with each act taking place in a different room. (The small audience followed the players and the Piano Quartet from room to room.)

Tuesday, December 8, Venice, Italy.
Sleeper train from Rome to Venice. Sleeper may be a misnomer: we were only on the train for six hours and it was quite noisy, but we were so exhausted from our day at the Vatican that we both slept better than we expected to. Arrived Venice at 0-dark-thirty and decided to hang out at the train station and have breakfast, awaiting daylight, before taking the vaporetto (water bus) to our hotel. We ...

The two weeks after finals were very interesting and fun… Katy, Steve, Kelsa and I took a night train to Venice to start our trip. The train was not as nearly as bad as the one we took to Paris… at first, Katy, Kelsa and I were in a 6 person seating compartment with 2 other people serving in the military in Germany, but Katy and I quickly realized that the train was almost empty, so we took ...

... Unfortunately we have also had a very bad meal. Venice is full of lots of touristy restaurants and I think we were victims to one of them last night. Think of a medicore to subpar Italian food in the U.S. The pizza has also been fair, I think its safe to say better Italian food will come on our next trip. Well thats about all we got for Venice, it has been a great time and we are excited to get to Paris. We will write again soon. Miss you all!! Ciao, Tim and Nicole

... bar or take away!! We also went to a lace making demonstration, and our favourite - a glass blowing demonstration. We then explored the winding narrow streets amongst all the canals! Of coarse ...

... I think they were just being kind because they knew our predicament, and we made plans to all meet at the sculpture if the answer was "yes." After our trip to the island of Murano to see its glass factories, we went to the top of the Campanile in St. Mark's Square and enjoyed the amazing view it lent. We went to dinner, and then headed to a church to hear Vivaldi's "Four Seasons." This is my absolute favorite piece of classical music, and it was hair-raising to hear the first ...

We decided to go away for our 5th anniversary. Stephen had told me that we were going to Normandy and when we got to the airport where we would catch the train to France, Stephen led me to the airline check in area instead. So, we here we are in Venice instead. What a fun surprise! We had both been here before as backpackers. I loved it and Stephen hated it -- too many shops and hanging with ...