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Venice
Well, it certainly appears to be sinking. It is most definitely old. There is a lot of water. And bridges. And pocket-sized dogs. That Piazza San Marco – increduloso! The doner kebab I had for lunch - incredibly average! Which I guess is why nobody ever talks about the doner kebabs in Venice yet they’re always blathering on about the piazzas, the canals, the old buildings. I really, really wanted to add “and such” ...
Attombri
... before cutting through a large canal to join the Grand Canal, continuing past the train station and Piazzale Roma, through the canal between the main shipping terminal and the western end of the residential areas of Venice, before slipping along the Zattere to San Marco and eventually to the Lido. We left the vaporetto at Biennial Giardini, had a look at the statue dedicated to the women who died in WWII (only visible at low tide, ...
Water anyone?
... ahead of time to avoid lines, research cheap, but delicious restaurants before hand, if you're going to buy a souvenir, shop around and don't fall into the canals. Oh! I almost forgot, "If a pigeon drops a bomb on you, let it dry before you wipe it off or else it will just smear into your hair. " - Rick Steves. We had good pizza tonight. Good Italian pizza. You know, Italy is where pizza was invented. Anyway, it was wonderful. All the food here is ...
Long Shadows Wine Cruise - Venice to Athens
... Vintners’ founder Allen Shoup to make his first U.S. wine, Sequel, a name chosen in recognition of his life’s work with Syrah. John grew up south of Adelaide on a sheep farm where his parents also cultivated a small vineyard. While at Penfolds, John’s family supplied their finest Shiraz grapes and vine cuttings to the winery.
Never one to be far from great Shiraz, he currently resides in the Barossa Valley, home to some of Australia’s oldest ...
April 28, 2012
Woke up today and had breakfast in the hotel. Then we went by vaporetto (water bus) to the Penny Guggenheim Gallery - her former home on the Grand Canal - she assembled an amazing collection of post 1930 art. Fabulous. We had lunch at the water in a floating cafe. Then to the ...