Le Colombelle Venice
Via Stradona 71 Venice, Veneto, Italy
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Boarding the Splendor of the Seas
... handrails and pieces of artwork, and a small orchestra playing in the central part of the ship – just like in the movies! This is the first time we have been on a cruise so didn’t know quite what to expect. As you walk around all the smartly dressed staff members greet you – you feel very welcome.
Our Stateroom Attendant is Bhasish, who comes from Mauritius and has been on the ship for some time – a ...
Romantic Venice
... then went back to St.Marks square to see it in the daylight and loved it even more. We took a ton of pictures and walked around the square to see all the shops which included Dolce and Gabana, Prada, Gucci, Mui Mui, Valentino, Channel, Louis Vuitton and any other huge name brand you can think of. We didn't even bother going in. Around noon we went into St. marks basilica which we luckily pre booked for 1 euro which proved again to be the best decision. ...
Masks, Masks, & More Masks
... capacity.
Spent a pleasant time in the garden enjoying a drink and the surroundings then dinner at an outdoor café with a view of a classic Venetian piazza only slightly obstructed by the heavily graffitied payphone. Then to the dreaded task of packing, rearranging things to accommodate the two bottles of wine purchased in Montepulciano, the plethora of ceramics, and the tons of other ...
A maze called Venice
We got up at 5:45 in the morning on Friday to head to the bus station to meet the rest of the program. Sooo early. Managed to sleep some of the way and finally arrived in Venice around 10:30. Went to our hotel to drop off our luggage, and headed out for lunch. Luckily we stayed close to the hotel, grabbed some panini (note that panini is the plural of panino ... so i ate a panino not a panini! the americans got it all wrong when they took that word ... our ...
Venice Ends On (Literally) A High Note
... words! The voices of the singers, in close intimacy, resonated in my heart and my soul! As Violetta sang her final notes, I cried as much from the story as from the intensity of it all. It was an UNFORGETTABLE experience to have in Italy, and an incredible experience to have, period. I don’t know what more I can say about it than: what a high note we ended on in Venice. WOW!
[End note: And now, I am done with writing about the opera (and my apologies ...


