Venezia Palace

... A Zoroastrian Silent Tower, the place where the last Zoroastrian escaped to as the Arabs killed off the rest, a 7,000 year old palace, and a tiny old desert town that is still inhabited. This area was by far the highlight of Iran · The biggest ...

... ON THE ISLE OF CAPRI WOULD BE MUCH MORE TO MY LIKING. < WE SPENT A DAY LOOKING AT ST. MARK'S BASILICA, THE DOGE'S PALACE AND HIS DUNGEON, WHICH HE VERY CONVENIENTLY HAD NEXT DOOR TO HIS PALACE. THE PAINTINGS HAVE SUCH A GOOD 3D EFFECT THAT SOME TIME ...

Stayed in a nice little hotel with a balcony here in Venice, but shared bathrooms. Saw St. Mark's square, Doge's Palace, Rialto Bridge, and LOTS of pigeons. Took a short but pricey boat ride (not gondola). Tonight it's back to second-class on the ...

Gorizia:  Rocked up to a hotel address that was loaded into the GPS at home. Top accommodation AGAIN! Drove yesterday afternoon from Gorizia, Italy to Nova Gorica, Slovenia, about 4ks. An unmanned border (on the way back we arrived at Gorizia and ...

... me since I have spent four months in hostels or cheap hotels with a 9-5 reception desk. We stayed in a hotel called the "Gritti Palace" where I enjoyed room service, a nice bathroom, and sleeping in a bed that was not part of a system of bunk beds. We ...

... that means river, the biggest port of Croatia. It has Austrian style palaces like the yellow and elegant  Ploech Palace now Headoffice of Jadrolinija, the most important croatian Shipping Company, some italian churches, the best is the cathedral of ...

... in the city is very similar to Vienna because Trieste was once part of the Austro-Hungarian empire and Sisi had a summer palace on the coast- I believe the palace is called Mira Bella or something like that. After walking around the center of town, ...

... pretty, I found that I have expensive taste, I liked one that was turned into a Gucci bag and one that was used in a palace, very expensive taste. We then continued walking around the laneways and bought an ice-cream, where we bought it they had the HUGE ...

... was served with polenta and washed down by birra alla spina. It was surprisingly tender. On our way home, we stopped to visit the palace of Il Doge (the Duke of Venice, you may recall from our last entry)? The most amazing part was Sheila's and Rino's ...

... attraction, 200meters, is Miramale castle and gardens. The castle was built by Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian and is an ornate pleasure palace. The gardens are beautiful to walk around. There is also a marine reserve and a diving school on the site. After ...

... for me, was to learn Maximilian and crazy Carlotta were from Trieste before they attempted to rule Mexico. Their home (palace), Maramare Castle is a big attraction here. We took a panoramic bus tour so we could see some of the local sights ...

... and confetti. The piazza is a large formal square surrounded on 3 sides by large formal Viennese style buildings, Town Hall, Governors palace and Banks and open to the sea. Fountains and statuary, the works, all on a grand scale, I am being ...

... and the like. San Marco is a big tourist location, apparently, and we were given a rather fancy head-phoned tour of Doge's Palace with a local guide who bore a striking resemblance to Antonio Banderas. The building was really beautiful, though I had an ...

... we were not allowed to take pictures inside, so I can't show you, but it is anything you would imagine a king to decorate his palace with and more.  We got to see a trap door to a chapel located behind the bed of the King and Queen - it's kind of ...

... stand, the crowd finally begins to thin out about six or seven blocks north of the square.  Here is where the real Venezia begins. The actual residential areas of Venice are like ghost towns compared to the tourist areas.  Laura and I found ...

... arrived at our hotel on the Venetian Lagoon at dusk yesterday... via water bus, of course. Fortunately, our hotel (a converted Palace) was nearby.. imagine us trying to lug suitcases over bridges and along the cobbled alleyways. Venice is a very touristy ...

... early in expectation of our train to Rome Wednesday morning. We arrived in Roma Termini early afternoon and found our hostel, Alessandro Palace. Then we bought a Roma pass and began exploring the city by foot. The colloseum came out of nowhere - we ...

... find out there is a one-day train strike.)  After an hour and a half at the station, we pile into a crowded train to Venezia. Turns out everybody in Italy thought a day trip to Venezia was a good idea.  The entrance to the city of waterways is ...

... sat next to us, so the rest of the trip was lovely *G* But it wasn't long after that before we were approaching the first Venezia station. This one is on the mainland. After that, there's basically just the big bridge, and then you're in Venice proper. ...