Hotel All'Alba Abano Terme

... to the underground prison. Oh it was aweful.. I just imagined how people stayed there for years untill they died.. Yes, the Middle Ages where cruel...<br>By the way we were late for the airport already and we couldn't get out of that prison quickly))) There was an impression we were really imprisoned lol)<br>And finally we quitted the Doge's Palace, for the last time ran through the San Marco Square and soon were on our way to the airport..

... 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 ...

... off for now to plant backs and stuff by our door because the only way to lock it is to use the key which is an old time key skeleton key and if you lock it then you lock yourself in. Well if I need to get out in a hurry then what, so I decided to put our medicine bottles in front of the door and when someone opens it then they will fall on the bottles. Good one, huh?<br>Love to you all and goodnight.<br>Mick and Lisa

... car for driving in the hills. We were astonish by the landscape and scenery that the hills could offer: old villages, monasteries and churches, castles and villas, vineyards and cellars where one could taste the homemade wine. The end of our stay arrived and we didn't feel like leaving this hotel. Sad but happy that this place had been able to re-establish harmony in a couple and restore our physic by making us feel much better. Our many ...

... 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>

... sellers, trashy Venetian souvenir merchants, tourists galore and busy Venetians themselves, only to turn a corner into an alley you'd think twice about entering alone. There are lots of little 'hidden' courtes (courtyards) and campos (meaning fields, but they got paved in Napoleon's era for sanitary reasons) and churches, and dark green doors with gold/brass handles leading to private apartments everywhere. We were informed that the whole city is situated on sand which ...

... place/building we thought looked interesting or had even the littlest bit of significance. Though I liked Rome a lot, I must admit that I wasn't too sad about leaving. This was one of those places in which I felt like I got to see most of the city and was done with it. This is not the case with Venice. I was a bit nervous going to Venice, as I heard you were able to see it in a day, and that it was pretty boring and expensive. I can ...

... spent wandering around catching glimpses of the annual Regatta Storica proceedings, but mostly just getting lost among the dead end streets and canal paths. What an awesome way to spend an afternoon. When we eventually wanted to head back to the hotel we just followed a local till we hit an area we could recognise. You can tell who the locals are because they walk quickly through the streets looking like they know where they are going. PS. Happy Father's Day Dads!

... and ate, had some more hot chocolate, stumbled upon a Christmas market, walked some more, took more pictures of canals, and headed home. We were going to head to a museum - you know, do something cultural when we were there, but it turns out that we were both burnt out on museums for the week. We just wanted to get away from Rome, and Venice was the cure! Our return to the Venice airport was not as stressful as the bus ride to the Rome airport, as I ...