Category: Italy – Veneto
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A Table for Three, oh Four!
Let me tell you about the day I saved my darling niece from culinary catastrophe in Venice – though she’d probably argue she was perfectly capable of identifying tourist traps without my intervention. Charming naivety. There we were, four souls wandering through San Marco Square: Glenda and her ever-patient Rashid, my sister ALPIE looking impeccably British despite…
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A Walking Tour of Murano
Murano is a series of islands linked by bridges in the Venetian Lagoon, northeastern Italy. It lies about 1.5 km (1 mi) north of Venice and measures about 1.5 km (1 mi) across. It is famous for its glass making factories, a Venetian craft known around the world since late thirteenth century. Murano is mostly accessed via water bus services like Alilaguna or private boats. It…
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City of Water – Venezia
“VAPORETTO” – it sounds good to the ear right? LOL! Those are water buses that runs up and down the “major highway” lagoons of Venice. These have regular routes along the Grand Canal and between the city’s islands. NOTE: “Get your priorities straight when planning your trip. If you have difficulty walking, dislike trying food…
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Venice at night
The beauty of Venice really shines at night. We took the following pictures one evening taking the Vaporetto (water taxi) ride near the train station, then going out into the open ocean passing the cruise port, and getting off at the mouth of the grand canal near Plaza San Marco. We finished the evening with…
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