Category: Italy
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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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Bellagio, Italy
A tour of Bellagio, a little piece of heaven on the border of Italy and Switzerland.
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Michelangelo’s David
We saw David during our visit to Galleria dell’Academia in Florence during Fall 2017.. The line to see World’s most famous sculpture went around the block. We were thankful to have made online reservations in advance. The clip below shows David up close. David is a masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture. Michelangelo created the statue in…
