Pizzeria Crazy

Gretchen and I had our last Venetian meal at Pizzeria Crazy, which was just a short walk from the Venice Marriott. We sat out and ate it at a small plaza next door to avoid eating at the restaurant. Most of the restaurants in Italy charge a 2-5 Euro per person "seating charge" for eating at the restaurant. This is in addition to the 12-15% service charge and the additional gratuity that you are supposed to leave. Because I am a penny pincher, we decided to take the pizza to go and eat it on a park bench. It still tasted just as good. (We just didn't have napkins.)

La Dolce Vita

October 21st 2006
Buon giorno! Gretchen and I have just left Venezia (Venice) and are currently on a train going to Firenze (Florence), home of the Italian Renaissance . We had a wonderful time in Venice. We got there Sunday night after a three hour train ride from Milano. Because it was late, we caught a taxi from the train station in Venice to our hotel, which was close to Venice’s Marco Polo Airport. Once ... read more

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