Hotel Abano Terme Atlantic

I'm just packing everything up for my cruise. Eeeee! I am so excited. And I've actually planned ahead and have four nights post-cruise booked. Look at me being on top of stuff. However, it's another budget airline situation to get me to Sicily, but at least this time I am prepared. Which I think is half the battle? At least I thought that's what GI Joe always said.

It is FREEZING in Venice. Granted, I probably don't have the right attire, but still it is cold, cold, cold ...

... Polo Airport. Our hotel for the night is only five minutes away from there so it made sense to get there and then find the hotel for the night it all worked out well and we are now here at the Hotel Ducale where we spend tonight and then get on the flight to Dubai and then one more night we are Home and looking forward to seeing everyone again.

I hope you have all enjoyed the blog and see you all in the land down under

Tilly & Si

xxxxx

... in that time our four friends arrived at the gate huffing and puffing. It turns out that the four of them took a bus to the wrong airport and thus had to race in a taxi over to our correct airport in order to make the flight. Luckily they got there with about 5 minutes to spare and we got on the flight to head back to Rome. Unforunately because our flight to Rome was delayed, once we landed in Rome we had to literally sprint across the airport to catch a train back to the ...

... it is amazing… no roads.. Some little footpaths and only boats of all shapes and sizes zipping around. We then went to San Marco.. The main square in Venice .. I would think on a fine day lots of tourists sipping cappuccino and feeding millions of pigeons… however as it was raining we took shelter and found a place to have the world’s most expensive coffee and tea while being serenaded by a 4 string quartet…. Very posh.. The ADRs ...

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.

cheers

Just a quick update loyal readers! As you will have noticed I havenīt been making many updates, primarily as Iīve eaither been too busy, or only able to access ridiculously expensive internet. I will try and write more tomorrow, as we have access to cheap internet here in Dresden. So just some quick impressions to tide you over ...

... and eat at a modest but Rick-recommended restaurant behind the Market. Then we catch a taxi and fly to Venice. And so ends the Spanish part of our vacation. Up till now we've been traveling in twos - two days here, two days there, etc. Now we're going switch to threes - three days in Venice, three days in Cinqua Terra, etc. Just in time, too, for both Diana and I are getting tired of this constant running around. Venice greets us with a slobbery ...

... people sell pigeon food to the tourists, who then let the pigeons swarm on them and sit on their heads, and their kids and its so disgusting. As soon as the tourists leave the piazza, the pigeons go back to picking open the rotting rubbish bags and following the rubbish barge. We are staying in a great hotel Hotel Dalla Mora, it is easy to get here from the train station, and it has views of one of the little canals.

... Coloring and how to and how it looks, and cracks and amazing pieces, honestly an amazing sight. There are stores everywhere! AND AMERICANS! A pushy New York girl demanded a box for her jewelry not just some tissue paper, and everyone looked at her, but she didn't care at all. It has been brutally hot here and we grabbed some gelato, some fresh fruit, some more bottled water and I grabbed Mozzarella, Tomato and Basil and we rested up a bit. Rejuventaed we headed to Piazza San ...

... for Kubrick's 'Eyes Wide Shut' film. The amazingly ornate Saint Mark's Church was unfortunately spoilt by the mass of pigeons crowding the square who are surprisingly encouraged by pigeon food sellers (and the tourists that buy the food) given the beauty and age of the buildings. Venice is expensive so it was probably a good thing we could only get two nights at our hotel, still, it was a great city to wander and we utilised our short time well.