This one’s a doozy! I could watch thunder and lightning over the Grand Canal all night. (Hopefully you can, too, since I keep posting these videos…) This is looking out our window in the other direction from the previous video I posted. The building at the right with all the lights is the Venice casino. …
If it has to move into, out of, or across Venice, then it’s probably moving by boat. Our apartment has three big windows that overlook the Grand Canal, making it a great place to sit and watch the world float by (something Maureen has been doing a lot of, since she’s been stuck indoors for …
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If strike one was the fiasco at the supermarket, then strike two is what happened at the pharmacy. Or, more precisely, just outside the pharmacy at the vending machine. There are no 24-hour drugstores in Italy (or at least in Venice). Apparently they rotate shifts throughout the day to ensure at least one is always …
Venice has to be among the most photographed places on Earth. I’ll add these pictures to the pile… Click any photo for larger view and description.
It’s easy to get lost in Venice. The maze of alleyways (calli), passageways (sottoporteghi) and bridges (ponti) can easily disorient even those with the best sense of direction. But if you keep wandering, you’ll eventually encounter a yellow sign pointing toward one of the major landmarks–Ferrovia train station, Rialto Bridge, or San Marco. Alas, there …
…of course, pretty much anyplace would be from the window seat of a Trenitalia train. It’s been a relaxing change of pace to sit and watch the Tuscan scenery roll past–especially after a frenzied trip from our hotel across town to Termini train station this morning. The friendly folks at the front desk called us …
We’ve had a great time in Rome. Check out the photo evidence here. Click any photo for larger view and description. Four-hour train ride to Venice today, and it will be nice to sit in one place for a while. We’ve been walking about 8-10 miles per day–stats courtesy of FitBit–and our feet will appreciate …
…so I won’t write any right now. (Plus, it’s very late and we have an early reservation at the Vatican Museum tomorrow morning.) Instead, here are some photo albums on Flickr of our first two days of travel. More to come… Antipasti: 24 hours in New York Primi: Day One in Rome
And suddenly we were in Rome, stumbling through the ancient ruins like the subjects of some awful experiment on sleep deprivation. After two days staying up wayyyyy too late at my college reunion pretending I was 21 again, followed by a long day of walking in New York capped by a trans-Atlantic redeye, I was …
After months of planning, weeks of second-guessing, and days of eager anticipation, it’s finally time to go! I head to Philly tomorrow morning for my college reunion, our house-sitters show up on Saturday, and Maureen flies out Sunday morning to meet me in New York. Then, on Monday, it’s off to Europe for 2 months. …
I honestly don’t think anyone has had a bigger impact how we travel than Rick Steves. His guidebooks are our main resource for researching where to go, what to do, and how to save precious time on vacation. We also watch his TV shows, listen to his podcast, use his iPhone app, and read the …
First Venice is sinking, now this: Michelangelo’s David has weak ankles and could collapse. Italy, this is why you can’t have nice stuff anymore.