Terme Internazionale Hotel Abano Terme

... The hostel I stayed at was a DUMP! It was really pretty terrible. But I slept well-enough and opted to avoid the 'shower' and wait for the cruise. Though I know that will be a cramped space, but at least it will (hopefully) be clean.

Arrivederci Italy! A presto.

Hopefully I'll find internet here and there while docked at various ports. But it may be a full week before you get any witty, intelligent, humorous updates from this particular traveler. ;)

Ciao!

... the Sultan of Istanbul palace that has been standing for over 4000 years it was amazing to see things that old in mint condition ,

We then set off to the Grand Bizarre where Tilly was looking forward to as the jewelry as it is very good to buy here so we set of and looked around for a hour or so until we went into a small shop and again this is where things went a little wrong ( you would think that I would have learnt the first time but no I went in ...

... of Rome.We made the train with only a minute to spare and arrived safely back at the train station in Rome..only to find out that the station closes at 1am and we were not allowed to wait there until 430am when our bus to the other Rome airport (which is where our flight to Madrid was from) would depart. Therefore we had to think on our feet, catch two separate cabs and head to the other Rome airport around 130am. We arrived safely and I spent the rest of the night attempting to ...

... out of place but enjoyed the experience….another boat ride back up the Canal.. Not sure if we had a ticket… and then a different boat.. Again not sure about ticket to Murano Island where they make the Venetian glass…saw a demonstration on making glass figurines etc and of course visited the shop.. At this time the sun came out and it was time for the GONDOLA… another great experience with carlos the (never shut up - even ...

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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... been impressed with it because it is similar to a sauna but inside is similar to a cave. After dinner we have been at the bar together with our new French friends and then we went out. The last day we profited of the vicinity of Abano Terme with Padova. So, we decided to visit it. We walked through the squares in the centre and went to see the Diocesan Museum and the Baptistry. We haven't missed Saint Anthony's Basilica and we stopped at Caff ...

... So we drop into Geox to buy some shoes. And while there, Diana picks up a pair as well. And so the shopping spree begins. A few hours and 5 or 6 stores later we return back to our bed and breakfast, laden like mules with shopping bags. And feeling like typical American tourists, I might add. On the way back we do manage to catch an amazing sunset, the first we've seen in Venice. We drop off our stuff off, and venture ...

This is a quickie this internet time is on the low side. I had a safe flight on Easy Jet and arrived in Milano 30 minutes ahead of schedule. We easily got a place to stay 2 nights in Venice and with only a little trouble with the water taxis (ie we got on the express instead of the one that stopped on our dock) we found our place and hit the town for ...

... the squares but we managed to find some secluded areas to take it all in. We saw gondolas and lots of bridges and ate some Italian food and vino and just walked. Very pretty place when you can get away from the throngs. Some might even say that its romantic, if you're into that sort of thing. Marie's shoutin out to her Italian women back home. Love you all, Arrivederici!!!

... Vaporetto, this time heading in the right direction. Venice is chaotic; there are tourists everywhere, babies screaming, boisterous children running about the boat, a lot of hustle and bustle on the Grand Canal with water taxi's zooming by and vendors transporting goods. The colour of the water in the canals is so blue and green at the same time. We get off at our stop and look at our map trying to figure ...