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... 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.
Venice, Veneto, Italy josiezim

... dinner we went to the casino for a quick go on the slot machines but no luck so we went to our cabin .

NEXT DAY

We woke up the next morning and we were had a full day at sea so it was a very relaxing day and everything was done at a slow pace the weather was good and very sunny so we spent most of the day by the pool and bar area laying around on the sun lounges .That night we had a farewell Gala Dinner and a stage show like nothing you have ...

... The evening was spent exploring the city streets and trying to find a place that had good food, was near the canal and was not terribly expensive....nothing like that existed so we settled for an expensive meal of pizza which turned out to be worth all the money we spent. We stayed out until about 2am exploring and arrived back at our hostel, weary and ready for sleep.
Yesterday we woke up fairly late (about 930am or so) and after eating a free breakfast at the hostel (such ...

... they don’t understand me guide) he was very sweet and took us down some of the backstreet canals away from the hustle and bustle… truly different from anything we have seen…. ADRs returned safe and sound to mainland and found a local resteronti and had authentic Pizza great .. Not much topping on Italian pizza.. Its all in the crust!! The motel was a bit Faulty Towers and strange but friendly enough and clean..
On the road again….

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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... be cuddle by the sulphurous waters. We never wanted to get out from the warm thermal swimming-pools! The thermal water has a constant temperature and helps the muscular relaxation and the lessening of pain, supporting rehabilitative exercises and the movement of all the body. Our friend, thanks to this, has been able to spend some days without any back pain... at last! She had benefit from it also after she returned home. But the water is not the ...

... after getting up from that lovely spot by the Canale Grande I realised I had left my guidebook on that spot. Needless to say it was gone by the time I got back. At first I was annoyed and wanted to go and buy another one right away. But then I decided to trust my own eyes and instinct instead. And it has worked well all day. At least I ...

... flew close to Heather and I thought it had brushed up against me. Ten minutes later, the lady waiting in line behind Kate pointed out that there was something all over me. I ran back to Heather and discovered the bird had pooped all over the right side of my jeans, sweatshirt and bag. It was disgusting! It had also gotten Heather a little bit on her shirt but it had destroyed me. After we had figured out how to get to our hotel, we lugged our ...

... getting lost walking around. On our way to Switzerland we stopped in Verona for lunch. It is still my favorite city in Italy. The roman arena hosts operas every summer and there were these really neat, large set pieces stored outside all around the arena. We had our best meal of the trip there...Bottega del Vino (they just opened a second place in NYC). They have a fabulous wine by the glass menu, and Rick and I both had their signature ...

... he's reading, which I have read already, and just as we're settling into the conversation, an Italian girl comes up to us and says we're in her seat. We show her our tickets and the seat numbers seem to be correct and she moves on. As NJM is telling us about himself (that he's a Jew from Israel and lives in Zurich but is going to Venice on business, etc), the Italian girl is back, and she says we may have the ...