Venice, the
city of amazing feats of architecture and hordes of tourists…
What can I
say? Every time I visit Italy, I seem to
go back to Venice. However, as the
weather is warmer and the tourists are plentiful, I have to say that this may
have been my last visit. Don’t get me
wrong, I love the city and it’s maze of walkways lined with water and working
men scooting along in their motorboats, but the only area that seems to exist
in anymore, is the small back alleyways where the few locals still live and the
occasional bed and breakfast resides. It
was hot, stuffy, jam-packed with people from all over the world. Unfortunately I did not bring the proper
footwear, which has made a difference on this trip and it really was tough in
Venice.
On the
lighter side though, my parents and I had the pleasure of spending our time
with one of my friend’s, Kamaya. She is
a treat to travel with and I am glad she came over and put up with us for a few
days. Our second night there, Kamaya was
exhausted from her travels, so my parents and I did a great pub/wine crawl
through the back streets with a gentleman, Alessandro, who was recommended by
Rick Steves. The following day, we took
a great tour of Doge’s Palace and the Basilica, which I have to say, was a
pleasant surprise. We also ate at a
great ‘local’ seafood joint called, Osteria di Mascaron. What a hidden jewel! It was packed, the food was fantastic, we
even managed to be served by either the owner or manager, and boy, did he like
Kamaya, haha. I had the black ink squid
pasta, which was to die for. While my
parents and Kamaya dug into some mixed seafood.
I highly recommend this restaurant (near Campo Maria Formosa).
The
following day, Kamaya stayed and hit a
mask-making workshop and a haunted tour (jealous) and we headed out to pick up
our rental car and made our four-hour haul to the ever gorgeous ‘Cinque Terre’…
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| Murano |
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| Burano |
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| Doge's Palace |
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| The drive to Cinque Terre |
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| Etchings in Doge's Palace |
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| Glass sculpture on Murano Island |
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| Although it's hard to see, the small sign she is sitting next states that sitting is forbidden.... |
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| Looking out of the passage way called the Bridge of Sighs |
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| Rialto Bridge |
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| St. Mark's Basilica |
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| Water Taxi |
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| Murano alley ways |
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