By the time we arrived in Venice, we were starting to feel more like wilted flowers in mid summer than the spring chickens we are. Jet lag plus a packed schedule of almost every waking hour was starting to catch up. Venice was still magical when we came out of the station though. A gondola Read More »
It wasn’t a direct train so lots of people came on and off the train during our ride to Venice. There are also two stops in Venice but we only booked it to the first stop. Luckily the train attendant didn’t feel like kicking us out when he was checking tickets. Though even the name Read More »
Following breakfast, we started out for Venezia in the MB. Giavanni (our GPS) led us well until we reached a new highway that he did not recognize. After a brief diversion, we again got on track and reached Venice by 1:30 and turned in the car. I didn’t know quite what to expect but thought Read More »
Ken slept in this morning due to a little late night partying…I struck out on my own onto the Venice streets with my camera. After about 1 1/2 hours of snapping photos, Ken met me and we had an early lunch of authentic pizza. From there, we took a water taxi over to the island Read More »
After three days in Rome, we hopped on the train and headed to Venice. We arrived at our campground, Fusina, at about 3 pm. Our little “cabin” was so cute with two twin beds and a wee little bathroom. I was so upset at myself that I forgot to take pictures! We didn’t want to Read More »
Italians love children. This was presented as undisputed fact before we came here, and in general it seems true, particularly where it concerns babies. I present, as example, an experience on the vaporetto (water bus) the other day. Ari and I were sitting behind a thirty-something couple. The woman cradled a baby, completely swaddled in Read More »
Apparently I have the job of describing Venice as i have more ways of saying things like “wow thats amazing” or “my God how beautiful is that”. Well here goes… From the minute you arrive in Venice you realise that this is somewhere unlike anywhere else in the world and very special. After the train Read More »
Note to self: Make sure you room has air-conditioning to enable three people to sleep in 30oC. We left Pisa after Billy’s orange juice and potato chip breakfast. Chioggi was a beautiful little town, the old section was charming We head north east towards Venice along the Autostrada, and planned to get to a town Read More »
