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The Classic Water City
Next on the must-see list of Italy was Venice. For pure wow factor alone, this may be one of my all time favorite cities. The island portion of Venice is truly fascinating with no motor vehicles or really even bicycles, because anything with wheels would need to navigate a veritable maze of waterways, bridges, and stairs. Transportation by boat is the norm and the water buses are just as efficient as a regular city bus with a no nonsense pick up and drop off and move on routine. One of ...
The Tourist
... the $$$...nah, she was THRILLED and touched.
The rest of the day was rather anti-climactic at this point...think?
BEF had asked us to use our good taste, and find her a special piece of jewelry; something "beautiful" from Murano (no task is too difficult for this former retail buyer)!
Chris & I broke off from the "tour" and headed over to Murano, in
search of Seguso Viro,(and BEF's jewelry) and another "baubble" to add ...
7 Month Time Line
... European countries. I just know that I won’t have time for ‘blogging’ when ...
In the Sinking City
... we set out again to see the Rialto bridge. It was a nice site. We then found a pizza place and relaxed for a while. Mom even ordered some wine to go with the pizza. After dinner we were so tired that we just went back to our room, took showers, and fell right to sleep.
The next morning, we left the main island of Venice to visit Murano. Murano is the island that makes all the famous ...
Venice - The Home of Kitsch
... the wall. If you look closely though, you can find an alley here or there that has been virtually untouched by modern hands and looks and feels the same as it did many centuries ago in Venice’s former glory.
I have seen plenty of photos and paintings of Venice but none of them do it justice. I normally despise people who say things like this, but, you just have to go there to really discover the charm of ...