Hotel Alexander Palace Abano Terme

... 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.
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... Octopus salad so we shared one of those too and the little lady treated us like one of the family and waved us goodbye . After a great day we boarded the ship for our last night at sea and the next day we would be back in Venice again to end the cruise I can say that this has been great fun and we will do it again .

Arriving in Venice we had a nice breakfast and then left the ship for the shuttle bus into the city centre and then another bus to the ...

... a long lunch we headed over to San Marco Plaza and did a lot of walking around and souveneir shopping. We headed back to the hostel in the early evening (it only took about 45 minutes on the way back since we somewhat had our bearings of where we were headed) and grabbed a nice meal at a place nearby.I ended up falling alseep a little after 10pm and ended up sleeping until morning, so needless to say I was very rested for Monday.
Monday was spent mostly wandering around the ...

... out of place but enjoyed the experience….another boat ride back up the Canal.. Not sure if we had a ticket… and then a different boat.. Again not sure about ticket to Murano Island where they make the Venetian glass…saw a demonstration on making glass figurines etc and of course visited the shop.. At this time the sun came out and it was time for the GONDOLA… another great experience with carlos the (never shut up - even ...

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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... myself in such a nice way together with my friends. The benefit of the treatment we have perceived and seen immediately. After every treatment, each one of us was feeling better and nicer... it did seem that the hands of our therapists were magic! At lunch and dinner we had a menu just for ourselves. For our little group and for those who were following "Fango & Form" the Chefs have studied and prepared the most delicious diet menu I've ever ...

... balcony and her statue (even though supposedly the real Capulets never live there!). Anyway, it was alright. I was just so tired so I wanted to leave or at least sit down somewhere. Got to watch the DiCaprio and Danes version of Romeo and Juliet on the way there. That was good, but overall the place is a little overrated. Venice is awesome. I like it cuz it's so laid back, and easy. There are no roads, and no ...

... downpour and it was freezing. It poured extremely hard for the entire 3 hours. I spent most of my time in a bookstore seeking shelter because every time I went outside, I became soaked. At 6 o'clock, I went to meet Heather & Kate at the bridge but they weren't there. I waited for 15 minutes before going to the train station nearby to wait until 7 which was the second meeting time in case of problems. At 7 I went back outside until 7:30 when ...

... run down, but low and behold, the next day was Luke's Birthday...oh ****, PARTY TIME! It all started with a huge crew of peeps partying around the cabins, until Luke got sick of everyone screaming "54 minutes till your bday", etc etc etc. So, 6 of us snuck off to the bar at the bottom of the mountain. From there we ordered mountainous "Jaeger - Bombs". Really it was more like 5-6 shots of ...

... and its heavenly, and the first of many to come. Soon its time to say goodbye to NJM. We head back to our seats in anticipation of our approach into Venice. Many passengers get off at Venice Mestre and the view as the train covers the last 20 min ride into the heart of Venice is just awesome. Finally, we arrive at the Venezia Santa Lucia station, and its time to disembark. I need to find the booth from ...