Hotel Ca' di Valle
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Lake, Lagoon and Legache
... up in heaps. John was again reprimanded for taking photos!
However the most interesting mosaics are in the Basilica, founded in 313, altered many times over the years but still in use. There are magnificent floor mosaics in the nave, preserved when a later floor was built on top. Visitors now walk on a glass pavement above the mosaics, and can also see more of them in one of the two crypts ...
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 ...
12th & Disembarkation day of the Cruise
... out...Tracey had given her passport in at the baggage counter as ID so she was needed to pick up the luggage...bummer!) I was to try and hold up the train for as long as i could. This nearly worked out perfectly…Mary and I were on the train just in time as B&T were getting the luggage and I stood on the platform in front of the open door as long as I could with the doors trying to close and the conductor shouting from the other side of the train (7 carriages) ...
The House of Givenchy
... with gorgeous color and details, complete with boating dock and striped docking poles for gondolas. There are motorized water taxis of all sizes carrying people, luggage or supplies, public transport boats that I was on weaving from one side of the canal to another to boarding stations, and of course, those classic man-powered gondolas. They are sleek and black, adorned with gold fittings, filled with red velvet love seats, ...
Carnavale!
... blasting, and people gathering to see all the different costumes. I am still amazed by the amount of people that were there. If you can imagine Summerfest times ten, that is how I felt walking from one place to another. We just walked around all day, looking at the different parts of Venice. We bought a few bottles of wine, and sat by the water for awhile, watching the Gondolas pass. The sun shinned on us and it was a beautiful day. At one point I could say there was ...