Venice

by Sylvia Grgas History, Beauty and Culture Venice is possibly the most romantic city you’ll ever visit. It is almost redundant to describe the charms of this fabulous floating city, surrounded by hundreds of tiny canals. While wandering through the maze of footpaths or sitting back in a gondola and exploring the city by water, be sure to stop and visit San Marco Square, the famous Rialto Bridge, the elegant Doge’s Palace, the Bridge of Sighs and the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore. Venice is truly a place like no other, with its quaint alleyways, waterways and way of life. The first settlements in ... Read Full Story

This is your Venice; the coaxing beauty; fairy tale settings; voluptuously blossomed; lovely canals & gondolas; lovely airs; and romantic aromas that have always inspired composers to inebriating tones of somniferous eroticism. The lovely bride of the sea is beautiful beyond comparison. The seducing queen of the Adriatic, Venice has no parallel in the world. It is environmentally, architecturally, and historically unique in the world. The gorgeous city of Venice is your prurient destination. Perpetually caressed and fondled by Ocean, Venice is widely known for its sultry pleasures and bosoms unspeakable romances for you. Venice is your place, if you really want to enjoy ... Read Full Story

SWERJK Trip – Days 10, 11, and 12 ( S hary, W endy, in E urope with R uth, J udy, K ate) Day 10 – Across Italy to Venice After an early breakfast, we hurried to the train station to catch the first connection on our way to Venice – glorious Venice!! This is what it was like: DEP Monterosso 9:03 …. ARR Viareggio 10:00 DEP Viareggio 10:11 …. ARR Prato 11:28 DEP Prato 11:45 …. ARR Bologna 12:43 DEP Bologna 12:56 …. ARR Venezia 14:49 From the train station, it was just a short walk to the vaparetto (water bus) and a ... Read Full Story

By Michael Thomson Venice Venezia, La Serenissima, Queen of the Adriatic, the Most Serene Republic of Venice is the city of canals, churches and palaces that captures the hearts and minds of all who visit. Venice is home to wonderful tourist destinations famous the world over - St Mark’s Square, Rialto Bridge, the Bridge of Sighs - but the true joy of Venice is found just wandering around and finding architectural and artistic wonders around every corner. Transport:getting there and getting away Venice is served by two airport, Marco Polo and Trevino. Transport into the city is by bus or from the latter by ... Read Full Story

Now that I am back home, and am not knee deep in citizenship paperwork, I can turn my focus to happier pursuits---- sharing little bits of Venice here on my blog. Here's my choice for today... Gondola's in service must be black, so obviously this one has been "decommissioned" and is not used to transport tourists around Venetian canals. It's the only green gondola in Venice- so far it's the only gondola painted anything other than black that I've seen. It's moored on a beautiful canal not far from Campo Pantalon, in an area of Venice which is not on the normal tourist path. ... Read Full Story