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The Classic Water City
... her slippers (oh yes, like you do at home in your socks on a hardwood floor) to answer the phone.
And with such a fantastic place to stay I decided to spend some extra time here after meeting three Canadian girls from Vancouver in Grandma Death’s attic. There are smaller islands just off the coast of Venice that specialize in a couple of different crafts, one being glass blowing and another being lace-making, so that while Venice itself is a mixture of many (very ...
Exotic islands in Venice
... and it only took 10 minutes. Waiting at the ferry dock was the tour guide with a cuple of other tourist. We walked into the main town and went into some of the markets. There were women weaving peices of clothing and people selling fruit and vegetables soon after we went through the chaotic fruit and vegetable stores their was a creative arts area. There were locals painting and selling some of there creations or jewerlly making then we got ...
Romantic Venice
... before going back to our hostel where we just sat in the 30 degree heat for an hour talking and laughing. Ya the only bad thing about our hostel was that it had no air and it was scorching hot. We decided that we really wanted (well Steph and I) to take a gondola ride while we were in Venice, as Steph says "it's the thing to do in Venice" which if you ask her has gotten her into a little bit of trouble making sure she does the must do's. The gondola was ...
Carnival!
... in Venice was definitely an experience! The celebration is similar to our Mardi Gras, people dress up in elaborate costumes, and the celebration literally translates to "missing meat" like a last hoo-rah before Lent begins. There were parades and music and so many people! By far the most crowded of anywhere I have been yet. There aren't even cars in Venice, just walking and boats in the canals, but traffic came to a standstill ...
3 days in Venice; during rainy season!
... Rainy! We met up with Grace and the gang again and decided to try some good old McDonalds coffee since the stuff we find in most places is awfully thick even when you ask for a cafe americano. After relaxing and waiting out the tide we did a lot of walking and exploring. We decided to head out and try and find the Museum of Natural History which was supposed to be cool and after about 45 min of rainy wandering ...