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The Classic Water City
Next on the must-see list of Italy was Venice. For pure wow factor alone, this may be one of my all time favorite cities. The island portion of Venice is truly fascinating with no motor vehicles or really even bicycles, because anything with wheels would need to navigate a veritable maze of waterways, bridges, and stairs. Transportation by boat is the norm and the water buses are just as efficient as a regular city bus with a no nonsense pick up and drop off and move on routine. One of ...
Walking, Eating, Resting, Shopping
... in Rome.
It's great having the use of an apartment which allows you to feel right at home. We have music on tap - my never-to-be-without iPod and fantastic Moshi Speakers which have proved to be a great choice. It lasts for ever between charges. Highly recommend for anyone who wants the use of their iPod whilst travelling. In fact, it's great having the laptop and use of WiFi everywhere we go. Apple, please, ...
Ausfahrt, Austria & Awe
... should be a competitive sport! I got what I could, and then we were off again, out of the dolomites and toward Venice. I had a seat buddy this leg. I forgot to mention that I kind of lucked out with a seat on my own so I wasn't stuck with a random person sitting next to me throughout Europe. We are on a rotation system so the seat were pretty much set the second day, and we jus rotate clockwise so everyone gets equal views. The sister of the puking brother asked ...
Railtrip!
... the multitude of things I had seen and done over the previous few days, and I just let my mind float and pick things out for itself. First thing seemed to be how lucky I was to find such a lovely for such a reasonable price, even though it was over the internet and I chose it pretty randomly! The next thing if I remember right was how everything in Venice, even taking public transport, is a joy and surely beats any bus ride anywhere is the world... but that got me on to thinking ...
Venturing out on our own.
... in his pocket as he was strolling down the Calle. A man who was walking really fast, heard Will’s “hello” and abruptly turned around to follow Will but then as Will glanced to his left, almost turning around, the man again turned direction leaving Will’s wallet in his pocket. I know, you’re asking how I saved the day, well, I just did.
We all met back at the flat and Jamie and Alex prepared another lovely ...