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Arrivo
Flying Transatlantic for half the price = efficient. 1A = darn good red-eye. 1A without a neighbor = priceless :)
I will admit that having flight attendants "nurse" me the whole flight felt kinda weird since I flew in First for pennies yet got the same wonderful service. So, my guilt spoke up and I confessed that I am a former employee. …
Our Last Day in Venice
... back into the bight light and noise outside we headed to the Ponte di Dogana, the tip of the southern half of Venice.
From here we headed to the the Slovenia Biennale exhibit where Predock Frane Architects (www.predockfrane.com) were invited to participate in an exhibit called 100YC (the 100 Year City - www.facebook.com/2112Ai) which explored ways to develop Maribor, a city in Slovenia, that is primed for growth over the next 100 years.
We were done site seeing and ...
The Canals of Venice
... and funny pics. We then walked some more of the Venice streets, did some shopping, and made it back to the hotel to get ready for dinner and a late night ride on a gondola. Like I said above, we had dinner at the same restaurant and we both about died when we tasted the linguine with lobster...best meal or dish of Italy! After gorging ourselves and grabbing a bottle of wine to go we boarded a gondola near our hotel. The gondola man (have no idea what you ...
Piazza San Marco - Basilica & Palazzo Ducale
... replaced St. Theodore as the patron saint of Venice, and his attribute of a winged lion in time became the official symbol of the Venetian Republic. San Marco Basilica, built beside the Palazzo Ducale, or Doges' Palace, also served as the doge's chapel. It did not become the cathedral church of Venice until 1807.
The first basilica was burned in the 10th century during a popular revolt against the doge Pietro Candiano IV but was restored ...
Venice Carnival
... I was so blown away by it. Typically famous for its lace making what actually impressed me the most was the vibrancy of the colours. It was originally a fishing village and the fisherman used to paint their houses in bright colours so they could identify their homes from sea and knew where to aim for when returning late at night. As the years passed it became a bit of a tradition and now houses must have approval from the council when repainting.
Today the island is ...