Hotel Alexander Palace Abano Terme

... Stairs lid to the second floor. This is called a "Golden Staircase" as they told us. It is gold-filled and really gorgeous. I've taken some photos with my iPhone, but yet the pictures can't show the full reality)))<br>So the inside of this palace was filled with wonderful paintings, old-fashioned rooms, reception rooms and there was even a room with maps of different centuries and eras.<br>After walking through the floors we went ...

... to sing Happy Birthday to him. He is gone from our world now and we miss him. Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to You, Happy Birthday deaaaarrrrr John and Grandpaaaaaaa, Haaappppyyyy Birrrtttthhhdaaay ttoooo yooooouuuuu!!<br>Love<br>Mick and Lisa<br>XXXX<br>OOO

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 ...

... and ankles messed up. We then got on the Vaparretti to go back to Lido and our driver was we guess a new guy, because he missed every stop and had to back up. The gate guy was yelling at him and he was only doing like 1 mile an hour, then I thought well we will probably drown or something and then was crying again wanting to come home. I know it sounds like I am a cry baby, but I am and feel so far from home. Will ...

... 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 &amp; Form" the Chefs have studied and prepared the most delicious diet menu I've ever ...

... over 5 miles. <br>A lot of people told us we'd visit Venice regularly over the next few years while we are stationed in Aviano....and I think they might be right. Venice is an enchanting place, and the food is pretty darn good as well.<br>Allen and I are hopeless romantics, so this place seems to suite us well. ;)<br>

... I still love hearing Italians speaking, and even more so watching them - though they were massively outnumbered in Venezia which has, according to our ghost tour guide, 60000 residents, 30000 students and 15 million tourists! To throw around some massive generalized statements (but that which are honestly so true to my eyes thus far), Italian women are SO classy and stylish - even the really old nonnas who look like they'd be more in place in a nursing home ...

... out to me that I would have missed otherwise....I'm tellin you, those Germans are really nice people! All in all, I am sad to leave Venice. I definitely could have spent a few more days wandering around in the city, though I must say, the next time I come back here I will have a lot of money and a boyfriend of sorts - because that seems to be the way to do this city. Alright, well that concludes my adventures for now. I have LOADS of ...

... ve got to wonder about this. Either I can't find them in America because they've all emigrated to Italy to follow their musical ambitions or there's only a couple Indian families in the whole of Italy, yet every single one of them is exceptionally musically talented. Or they're not real Indians. What I do know is is the whole thing was a little bizarre. So with my one day in Venice I did what any good tourist does and set out to find San Marco. Venice might be the most ...

Before I go in to the beauty that is Venice, I must say it is cold!! Neither of us had any appropriate cold weather gear, and as I will be back in London in a few days (where my winter clothes are) I refuse to buy anything more. Plus I may not be able to lift my backpack if I do! Venice is poetic, romantic, definitely like something out of a movie. It's reputation for being crazy expensive is well deserved, (Marie paid about $8 for a hot ...