Terme Smeraldo Hotel Abano Terme

... brought a lot of goods for the first time to Europe from the East.<br><br>But we did manage to visit the Doge's Palace which was really great. <br><br>Doge&#8217;s palace is located on the same San Marco square, and San Marco church was Doge&#8217;s private capella. <br>So we entered the palace and found ourselves in a big yard. There we could see the San Marco church from inside, it was not as gorgeous as from outside but still ...

We are traveling today to Siena and won't be able to communicate for awhile so wanted to give a big shout out to our friend John Ruppe. Have a good one bro, we love you!! We also wanted to tell the Heavens above to give Mick's Grandpa Ted a kiss and hug and ask to ...

... bigoli (fat spagh) with<br>scallops and mushrooms, bacala alla vicentina (baked creamed cod). Arrivederci<br>S&amp;G!!!!!!!!!<br>This has been an incredible trip <br>. We can,t wait to come back. We leave here tommorrow at 6AM for the airport.<br>I have taken over 200 pictures si I will upload them when we get home. Nothing here<br><br> really works with my camera or my cellphone. <br>

... fell down the steps over one of the small canals and this one was the other knee. This time a woman ran up to help and Mick was telling her no, no, she's O.K., I was a cripple or something. Wow, I am not sure what is going on with me, but I was trying to zip up my coat and the stairs moved. Really though they are kind of deeper than regular stairs or something anyway that is why you will see a pic of now both my ...

... Fango &amp; Form", which has been personalized by the hotel doctor, who has also followed us during our stay. We have spent the time doing slimming fangos and aerobic exercises, chatting at our heart's content. It was since a long time I enjoyed myself in such a nice way with my friends. Our aim was to detoxicate and eliminate the faults of the Christmas period. What we wanted was to spend some time together, but it was years since last I enjoyed and ...

We made our first trip to Venice today after a failed attempt of getting on the wrong train and going all the way to Slovenia! We were happy that we got it right this time! And since it is January, it was a bit on the cold side. But we had fun exploring and getting lost. I had no idea Venice was so big. We must have ...

... bit complete with vines growing over it to form a roof. I ordered a vedure (vegetable) pizza senza formaggio (without cheese) and didn't even get scoffed at - hurrah! And it was much more affordable. Thank god, because I love pizza :) But yes, with the money I also have the dangerous habit of reading 50 Euros as 50 dollars... not so good for my bank account. They do say Venice is pricier than the rest of Italy though, so hopefully mainland prices will be a little less ...

... a German, and after the show was over he convinced me to walk around the city a bit before I had to catch the bus (which is actually a water bus) back to where I was staying. I was a bit apprehensive about it, but I agreed as there seemed to be a lot of people out and about. I'm really glad I did, because this guy knew a LOT about Venice. He took me around and told me the significance of many of the buildings we passed and pointed ...

... as I stepped out of the train station I heard a Native American band playing their flute things and singing, trying to advertise their CD. I heard another Indian the following day and another group during my few hour layover in Milan. I don't have a problem with Indians, or their music, but I am from America, and in my 22 years spent in the country I could probably count on one hand the amount of Native Americans I've met, including the ones who are 1/16th or whatever. So ...

... landed there. Venice, of course, just happens to be the only airport that I've flown into with Ryan Air that checks your passport at security, as well as when you board the plane. Like I said...Karma was on my side! It was a really good day, with a really good story, and I have learned my lesson: no matter where you're flying...always bring your passport. Sounds simple, but it just kinda slips your mind when you wake up at 3:30, and aren't leaving the country.