Westin Venice Italy

... , with few exceptions, only the wealthy enjoyed. Best of all Cristina arranged for me to have the special low rate afforded only Westin employees and their families. Laura and I were both at the time working for the school system which limited the time we ...

... , scenic and quite enjoyable. We took the 10:55AM train from Stazione Termini in Roma and arrived at Stazione S. Lucia in Venice by 3:30PM. Incidentally, James Spader was just a few seats away from us... We took the Vaporetto from the station and ...

DAY FOURTEEN (8/15) — Venice "Venice is like eating an entire box of chocolate liqueurs in one go." --Truman Capote Venice is a lot more enjoyable on water than it is on foot. This morning we took a walking tour with Len through St. Mark's Square, ...

We spent the day today going to the Doges palace kinda cool in the beginning but then was boring..We then went to lunch and I had a yummy grilled cheese and ham sandwich and then fed the birds again. After we went to the room and chilled for a while we ...

I cannot begin to describe how fascinated I was with this city...and if there was but one criticism that would be that the place was swarming with honeymooners......haha.....apart from that....it was absolutely gorgeous...the charm of the gondolas ...

... had closed at 9:30.  I took photos from the hotel’s water taxi dock before retiring. Note about the Westin Europa-Regina: www.westineuropareginavenice.com ·         185 rooms overlooking the Grand Canal ...

... in Venice for over 345 years and being a gondolier is a family business (He floated past his brother, also a gondolier).   Venice is a very interesting place.  It is clear why this was and still is the playground of the rich. Despite the rich ...

Getting some more pics out,  here are a few from day 3 and 4 in Venice. we hired a local photographer to take us around for a few hours and although it was a overcast day (crappy day for picture taking) we had a wonderful time, just walking around ...

... to do more tomorrow. BTW, if this IBM thing doesn't work out for me, remind me to start a pressure washing business in Rome and Venice.  Maybe if Venice cleaned their building and streets, they may stop sinking.  Man, the buildings are really ...

... , so we hopped the water taxi for a free ride across. Picked up behind the hotel at 4:30am the next morning by a very elegant water "limo". Great ride through Venice and speedy jaunt across the lagoon to the airport. What an end  to a dream trip!! ...

... ; We now have modern technology with the internet so we will be able to get everyone caught up on the trip.  So far Venice is wonderful,  went around today and did some walking.  took a lot of pictures.  had some Cafe, bought a purse ...

we got to Venice today and it was raining so, the ride to the hotel was a little wet in the water taxi. After we got to the hotel and checked in we started to work on my scavenger hunt book..First to feed birds in St Marks square I bought a croissant in ...

... sand, nice cabana, but hard to walk around without sandals, too bad, it could have been one of the best beaches in the nord of Italy. * 1/2 Star    Hotel, needs to be restored, nice entrance but old rooms. *** ...

... gorgeous Westin hotel we split a bottle of wine and watched a movie. It’s amazing how little TV we’ve watched on this trip, though it hasn’t been missed. Tomorrow is another day of exploring Venice and our last day in Italy. ...

... , as ridiculous as it now sounds, I couldn't make up my mind; although Croce di Malta was a wonderful and beautiful hotel, the Westin offered a rare opportunity to live the life of a millionaire. I would have some time to think it over, and the decision ...

... around a bit before turning in for the night. It was very cold and windy, and had rained just before we arrived. THe highlight of Venice so far is our room at the Westin Europa Regina.It's spectacular. We'll upload more photos when we have a ...

... delectable tuscan favorite, a ribollita, which is essentially a vegetable and bread soup. May 8: Thankfully, our night at the Westin was more restful, mostly due to the lack of flesh-eating mosquitoes.  After our traditional breakfast, we walked ...

... restaurant La Spada, owned by a friend of Lidia, so we always get a discount. I was not at all unhappy about canceling the Ravenna/Venice part of the trip, because now we would have 6 days in my favorite place on earth. We spent a lot of time at the ...