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... brought a lot of goods for the first time to Europe from the East.<br><br>But we did manage to visit the Doge's Palace which was really great. <br><br>Doge&#8217;s palace is located on the same San Marco square, and San Marco church was Doge&#8217;s private capella. <br>So we entered the palace and found ourselves in a big yard. There we could see the San Marco church from inside, it was not as gorgeous as from outside but still ...

We are traveling today to Siena and won't be able to communicate for awhile so wanted to give a big shout out to our friend John Ruppe. Have a good one bro, we love you!! We also wanted to tell the Heavens above to give Mick's Grandpa Ted a kiss and hug and ask to ...

Wed vap to Lido, walked down Viale St. Maria Elizabetta, had coffee, kids dressed as<br>San Martino (Nov 11), spoke with gardener about lavander, walked to Hotel Des<br>Bains and beach (capanas). Walked back down viale, vap past St. Mark's Sq. to<br>Accademia Bridge in Canal Grande. Walked to Ristorante da Raffaele GREAT.<br>Minestrone, risotto di radicchio rosso &amp; shrimps, roast ...

... fell down the steps over one of the small canals and this one was the other knee. This time a woman ran up to help and Mick was telling her no, no, she's O.K., I was a cripple or something. Wow, I am not sure what is going on with me, but I was trying to zip up my coat and the stairs moved. Really though they are kind of deeper than regular stairs or something anyway that is why you will see a pic of now both my ...

We made our first trip to Venice today after a failed attempt of getting on the wrong train and going all the way to Slovenia! We were happy that we got it right this time! And since it is January, it was a bit on the cold side. But we had fun exploring and getting lost. I had no idea Venice was so big. We must have ...

... seeling for between 4-8 euro - thats a lot for cheese and dough. nevertheless venice was amazing, the weather perfect for just walking around which is pretty much what i did for two days. Cause i didn't want to get churched out for the big one.... Also talked christina inro taking the eurostar down to rome which was pretty cool though we didn't seem to go too fast, or maybe it was just me matt

... of my room mates, Tom, to watch the Rugby. Venice is beautiful, and clean for an Italian city, and not as dodgy as I expected. It is very very touristy but makes it easy for those of us who no parlo italiano. Off to Innsbruck tomorrow, one night there and then OKTOBERFEST!!! Yeah!!! Internet here is hideously expensive so it is a short one. Ciao Katharine

... at Stresa on the lake shore, I wished that I was stopping there for awhile, like Ernest Hemingway and Winston Churchill had done in the past. I stopped at the train station in Milan. It seems like the further south I go, the dodgier the train stations get. Oslo's was by far the nicest, and Milan's is so far the rattiest. Thankfully, I didn't have to stay there long as the train to Venice left about 40 minutes later. This ...

... then some Estonians. The night ended with Lootch wandering into our room around 5 am finding me passed out with the lights on and pizza everywhere. The few hours that we were seperated are a complete blur to me but read the news and maybe you will see something about it. Well now we are on our way to the beach for a few hours then off to Ljubljana.

... time packing and such. We are going to have a big dinner together and then on Wednesday morning I head out! Mad crazy! Christine, Oana, and I ventured out yesterday (Sunday) and went to Burano, where all the buildings are different colors and they make lace. We also went back to Murano, for the glass. However it was wet, windy, and rather unpleasant. I enjoyed myself anyway. Well I just need to check customs rates for my wine and then be off! Ciao!