Hotel Terme Bologna Abano Terme

... I was walking and imagining how people used to leave here for centuries starting from Medieval times when Venice was the center of the Europe. Walking through that almost empty and peaceful tiny streets I could feel all the history of this gorgeous town. This was the REAL Venice. <br><br>I was just walking through this tale enjoying the morning when at about 10 o'clock 1000 of noisy, loudy tourists filled this wonderful place and began to ...

... 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 ...

... into Mick I spilled the wine ,right? But get over this the guy took the picture of us with the wine spilled anyway I am attaching both and you will see. Met a lot of nice people today, (Americans) because we were wearing our Cardinal stuff. I did not know there were so many Americans. You are afraid to talk because right away you get the cold shoulder from the Italians so you just stop talking to people and you ...

... My wife could not believe her eyes. She would have never thought that I could organize such a surprise. A few days after we return back home with my wife always more beautiful and in love and I relaxed, with a serene mind and with the back and legs of a twenty years old fellow... oh well at least in the spirit. I have left my pain in Italy, in Abano Terme and in 6 months time I'll surely be back because thanks to the treatments and the ...

... 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>

... on the bird seed. I instructed Leandro to take as many pictures as possible, and let the pigeons have their way, perching on me and going crazy for the food. I was lucky to have done this because I have heard that about a week later the city banned feeding the birds in Piazza San Marco. They will have to add it to the list because while I was there I saw signs that said "No sitting, No eating, No drinking, No smoking"... and some others I forgot. Thats right, you are not suppose to ...

... bore you with but watching the master glass maker make a blue Ferrari-style horse was impressive. 2.5 minutes it all he has to do it in (it can't be reheated) and it was like magic watching the horse emerge from a blob. They were selling glass chandeliers there too - one for EURO$310,000. I must be common - I just couldn't see who'd pay it. The group concluded that if you were single, (male or female) you'd probably buy a Ferrari if you wanted to ...

... freaking euros for a bottle of agua!), antipasto misto (fresh seafood TO FREAKING DIE FOR) and then some sort of local fish. This morning I visited St.Mark,s Basilica and the square. http://www.basilicasanmarco.it/BSMjesus FlashEng.bsm I saw the biggest, baddest Catholic piece of jewellery (okay, it,s for the altar) that I,ve ever seen. They say that the Catholic church only owns one piece that,s worth more. Almost 2000 jewels, peeps. The ...

... on millions of trees buried in the mud - much of the city is less than 3 feet above the water. San Marco has flooded 200 times this year, and people are forced to walk on platforms when this happens. The bascillica is a massive Byzantine effort, so heavy with marble that the floors have buckled under the weight. The church is unique in that rather than paintings and frescos, they have placed magnificent mosaics on the ceiling - glass, gold, glass confections telling the stories of the ...