Venice, Italty
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Buon Giourno
Last weekend I headed to Venice, Italy with three of my colleagues, Kian, Lisa and Raja from Singapore, Singapore and UK respectively. Flights via Frankfurt meant we got in quite late and the lack of street signs from Pizzale Roma meant we wandered around for a little while before actually heading in the right direction of the hotel. Eventually we hit the right street (if you can call it that) and found the hotel. First shock. The hotel had no signage barring a placque on the door. Then when you walk inside, it's the really old 15th century palace or half a palace or something that looks run down. Once you've gone up the millions stairs though, it was very nice inside and we settled in. We had a quick walk around to get first impressions but retired early to rise Saturday at a respectable time.
Saturday we ventured out through the maze of streets in the general direction of the Rialto Bridge. Whilst getting there, we crossed numerous canals, saw lots of old churches and market squares, and generally felt lost for quite some time. There are heaps of little stores selling all sorts of trinkets as well as outlets selling some very nice, brand name clothing. Lisa was having a great time window shopping. Finally found Rialto bridge which crosses the Canal Grande. We then continued to head in the general direction of Piazza San Marco where we visited the Basilica of San Marco and had lunch on the waterfront overlooking Bacino Di San Marco.
After lunch we headed off towards one of the only other bridges crossing the Grand Canal, Ponte Accademia and then proceeded towards the Church of Santa Maria della Salute. More shopping/browsing on the way back and we headed for the hotel for a bit of rest and freshen up for dinner. That night we headed to Margherita Square we we took in a nice meal and enjoyed some of the outdoor pubs/crowds.
Sunday we checked out and headed for the nearby island of Lido to go to the beach and look around. We went via boat "bus" i guess as it's a large shuttle ferry that goes between Venezia and Lido. We kicked back on the beach and soaked up the warm 21 degree day (trust me, that's hot compared to what I've seen). We bought a crap frisbee and tried to play a bit on the beach but wind was too strong. Raja and I gave in and headed for the water which was a little chilly but nice once you were in (typical beach). After we were sufficiently burnt, we headed back to Venezia and took in the back roads and shops one more time before heading to the hotel to return to Stuttgart.
Hope all is well and thank you to all those still reading these things.
Cheers!
Dave
Last weekend I headed to Venice, Italy with three of my colleagues, Kian, Lisa and Raja from Singapore, Singapore and UK respectively. Flights via Frankfurt meant we got in quite late and the lack of street signs from Pizzale Roma meant we wandered around for a little while before actually heading in the right direction of the hotel. Eventually we hit the right street (if you can call it that) and found the hotel. First shock. The hotel had no signage barring a placque on the door. Then when you walk inside, it's the really old 15th century palace or half a palace or something that looks run down. Once you've gone up the millions stairs though, it was very nice inside and we settled in. We had a quick walk around to get first impressions but retired early to rise Saturday at a respectable time.
Saturday we ventured out through the maze of streets in the general direction of the Rialto Bridge. Whilst getting there, we crossed numerous canals, saw lots of old churches and market squares, and generally felt lost for quite some time. There are heaps of little stores selling all sorts of trinkets as well as outlets selling some very nice, brand name clothing. Lisa was having a great time window shopping. Finally found Rialto bridge which crosses the Canal Grande. We then continued to head in the general direction of Piazza San Marco where we visited the Basilica of San Marco and had lunch on the waterfront overlooking Bacino Di San Marco.
After lunch we headed off towards one of the only other bridges crossing the Grand Canal, Ponte Accademia and then proceeded towards the Church of Santa Maria della Salute. More shopping/browsing on the way back and we headed for the hotel for a bit of rest and freshen up for dinner. That night we headed to Margherita Square we we took in a nice meal and enjoyed some of the outdoor pubs/crowds.
Sunday we checked out and headed for the nearby island of Lido to go to the beach and look around. We went via boat "bus" i guess as it's a large shuttle ferry that goes between Venezia and Lido. We kicked back on the beach and soaked up the warm 21 degree day (trust me, that's hot compared to what I've seen). We bought a crap frisbee and tried to play a bit on the beach but wind was too strong. Raja and I gave in and headed for the water which was a little chilly but nice once you were in (typical beach). After we were sufficiently burnt, we headed back to Venezia and took in the back roads and shops one more time before heading to the hotel to return to Stuttgart.
Hope all is well and thank you to all those still reading these things.
Cheers!
Dave
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