Blogs from Venice, Veneto, Italy, Europe - page 153

(written during a weekend trip to italy four years ago while on assignment in munich, germany) May 31, 2000. SAG Systemhaus Office, Munich. Late Afternoon. We hurriedly cleaned our desk. Tomorrow is a German holiday and on Friday, almost every staff in our Munich office will be on vacation taking advantage of the four-day weekend opportunity. So the three of us - Mac, Che and me - will be heading our way to Italy, catching the midnight train from Munich to Venice, the first stop of our Italian tour. This is a dream come true. I was assigned to this reengineering project a year ago little suspecting that I would be very fortunate to see most of Europe for free. We are here in Munich for the whole of spring to tie some loose ends of ... read more

Dammit, I just wrote a whole bunch and accidentally pressed a wrong button and it all disappeared, so I will instead recap: Was raining like crazy in Rome, got up early to miss crowds, forgot it was Sunday at the Vatican, so crowds still present. Saw the square, lots of statues, very cool. Went into Saint Peter's, most amazingly amazing place ever. Bought umbrella, got soaked anyhow from ensuing argument with Sarah. Went to Vatican Museum. Saw sarcophogi and other such things. Sistine Chapel gorgeous, very calming, except for obnoxious security guard standing underneath the big bold SILENCE PLEASE sign screaming "NO CAMERAS!!!!!!!! *clap clap clap* HEY!!! NO CAMERAS!!!!". Rained too much, dress got wet and almost fell down, went back to cabin. That's about how far I got. If you need more detail, go see ... read more

I'm surrounded by water, gondolas, and striped poles. Venice is quite the rarity. I enjoyed one full day in Venice to explore and take in the sights and sounds. Since I've already been here, I wanted to return to my favorite spot. Murano. I took boat number 5 out to Murano to walk around. It's quieter than S. Marco piazza which was packed when I wandered through in the morning. As soon as I stepped off the boat, I attended a free glass blowing exhibition. I was amazed by the skill this old weathered man exhibited. How can one so rustic produce such fragile, beautiful works of art? I guess you can never really judge. ... read more

(entry added Jan. 28, 2006) Since we were living only one hour from Venice, it was nothing at all to drive in for the day. And boy were we unprepared! After wandering around in the maze of walkways.. and constantly finding ourselves in deadends with no place to go but into the canal.., we finally broke down and bought a map. We didn't really have any goal or places we definately had to see, which was fine. Venice is amazing in itself to just stroll around. We had dinner in a little place and I quickly learned that ordering fish abroad isn't the same as fish at home - but I toughed it out and ignored the fact it was looking back at me. lol! ... read more

Venezia é um sonho!!! Tem tanto pra contar que eu acabaria escrevendo uma novela, por isso faço uma pequena “photo guide”: Foto 1) Nosso hotel. Ca’ Dogaressa. Recomendamos! www.cadogaressa.it Tudo em estilo “settecentesco” (ano 700), inteiro restaurado, uma graça! Fica numa parte residencial de Venezia atras do chamado “Ghetto” (colonia judaica) cheio de restaurantes maravilhosos que me lembraram o Z Deli da Al. Lorena; e em frente ao "Canale di Cannaregio". Dali era possivel cruzar a cidade inteira a pé em uma tarde. Foto 2) Vista da janela do nosso apartamento. Embaixo dos “ombreloni”, tomavamos o cafè-da-manha antes de começar a andar. E so se pode mesmo caminhar em Venezia, gente! Se nao é todo mundo que sabe, Venezia é uma ilha e dentro da cidade nao tem ruas para circulaçao de carros, mas canais de ... read more