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Cannaregio, and a gondola by night
... again into the cooler evening and a special treat - Xander finally declared that yes, he would like to ride in a gondola. It's not a cheap exercise, but in the evening, in the dark and quiet of the smaller canals, it's a fabulous experience. Gondola ride prices are regulated - after 7pm it's €100 for 40 minutes (for the gondola, not per person), but it was worth it to see Venice from the water, as it was designed to be seen. Alessandro, ...
Walking tour of St Marks plus Murano
... near our B&B so we decided to try it as the menu had plenty to offer I thought the bruschetta was good, but Katie said the bread was a bit dry. She had pesto pasta and I had grilled salmon which was excellent. No cover charge here. Also, you can't seem to just get a glass of water in restaurants here-you have to buy a bottle of either still or sparkling water.
Fairly early to bed again tonight as we were both tired. I think I underestimated the effects of jet ...
Hello Beautiful Venezia
... second day we had fun shopping and went to a symphony/opera that was a one hour long performance in an old church. The acoustics were amazing! The crowd gave the performers a standing ovation. The third day was spent meandering across bridges and window shopping. Today we leave at five pm on a Ferry to Pula Croatia. We will miss Italy's ...
Trains and Buses
... San Marco. Also mosquitoes are an issue according to the information in our hotel.
Highlight of today was the Ducal Palace where the Doge lived (the ruler of Venice) and from where the city was governed. You walk through a series of fairly ordinary rooms and emerge into the cavernous 15 century Grand Council room. Think of the TSB sports arena on steroids, a carved wooden ceiling and paintings covering the entire ...
Venezia
... Never') but he said he only sings in the shower and he was doing us a favour by not singing :P We went along back canals, and then came out onto the Grande Canal, which has some beautiful old buildings! Our gondolier explained the history behind some of them :) We wound our way along some back canals back to the spot behind the Piazza. We walked into the Piazza and went to Florian's to have a special anniversary morning tea :) We sat outside ...