Hotel Carlton Grand Canal

... San Marco, we did pay a visit – but I much prefer skipping the crowds and sticking to the back alleys and canals that make Venice so intriguing. We have now traveled the entire Grand Canal waterway by boat and have enjoyed every minute. ...

... the terrace above the grand cascade stair fountain at the front of the main Palace.  You can clearly hear it a mile down the grand canal at the hydrofoil docks.  And you can't get away from it no matter where you go at Peterhof either!  ...

... teams in the world the Yankees are navy blue and white so we both felt quite at home. We walked six blocks from our hotel to Grand Central Station to catch the subway out to the game. As we said the Yankee Stadium is in the Bronx and it was apparent that ...

... dinner and made our way back to the hotel. The next morning we checked out of our hotel and as a complimentary from the hotel we visited the Murano glass factory for free with a guided tour. We watched the workers put together statues and small parts of ...

... . Happily we have once again outrun the rain. On arrival in Venice, we walked over the bridge from the train station to our hotel, settled in, then ventured out to nearby Trattoria Marcianna, for a nice, simple pasta dinner.  Fred and I went ...