This is an XML content feed of journal entries and reviews that have recently published by RealTravel members within Venice. Use one of the buttons on the right to add this feed to your feed reader. tag:realtravel.com,2005:20737 RealTravel members http://realtravel.com/images/logo-for-feeds.jpg (c) 2006 RealTravel.com 2008-04-09T00:30:54Z 340012http://www.feedburner.comThis is an XML content feed of journal entries and reviews that have recently published by RealTravel members within Venice. Use one of the buttons on the right to add this feed to your feed reader. tag:realtravel.com,2008-04-09:6827675 2008-04-09T00:28:49Z 2008-04-09T00:30:54Z D. Botelho http://realtravel.com/member-m2625110-d_botelho.html <p><em>"The island was as beautiful as any picture of Italy I have ever seen, but more so because it was right in front of me."</em></p> <p>a entry by D. Botelho from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/venice-italy-reviews-hotels-d20737.html">Venice, Italy.</a></p> <p>Of all the cities in Italy we visited on our spring break trip, Venice was the least like how I had pictured it in my mind. I knew Venice was a water town, but I did not know to what extent. First of all, the islands of the cities are very spread apart and the water in between them is more like the ocean or a rough river than a gentle canal. Secondly, the only method of transportation is by boat. There are no roads and no cars, just canals and boats of all sizes. Along with no roads or cars, there were also very few areas with grass and trees. Though the islands were missing those things which ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/venice-journals-j6827675.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_c4WpiWYDtmeTfEoJ8Mdr2i9i3FM_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/c4WpiWYDtmeTfEoJ8Mdr2i9i3FM_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_c4WpiWYDtmeTfEoJ8Mdr2i9i3FM_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=c4WpiWYDtmeTfEoJ8Mdr2i9i3FM_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fvenice-journals-j6827675.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/venice-journals-j6827675.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-02-16:6555488 2008-02-16T15:42:52Z 2008-03-10T16:53:35Z Mike & Linda Fidge http://realtravel.com/member-m5693965-mike__linda_fidge.html <p><em>"Mike made my dreams come true by proposing to me again with a white rose on the end of a pontoon on the Grand Canal!"</em></p> <p>a entry by Mike &amp; Linda Fidge from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/venice-italy-reviews-hotels-d20737.html">Venice, Italy.</a></p> <p>It has oft been said over the last few years of wedding and holiday planning that I have a tendency to overplan! Well, it may be true, but for this one week in the dead of European winter, my obsessive need to plan actually paid off! Well, sort of...</p><p>As luck would have it, we ran into a fellow traveller in Siena who informed us that we would arrive in Venice for the start of the years biggest festival and that all her attempts to find accommodation during this period were in vain as hotels are booked up months and months in advance! Lucky, we booked ahead! So I had a bit of a google of ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/venice-journals-j6555488.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_50tbjqLBWEAOSZ0Zub0IOdzu1zs_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/50tbjqLBWEAOSZ0Zub0IOdzu1zs_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_50tbjqLBWEAOSZ0Zub0IOdzu1zs_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=50tbjqLBWEAOSZ0Zub0IOdzu1zs_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fvenice-journals-j6555488.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/venice-journals-j6555488.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-12-18:6214170 2007-12-18T20:22:10Z 2007-12-18T20:22:10Z Meg's Adventure http://realtravel.com/member-m5299352-megs_adventure.html <p>a entry by Meg's Adventure from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/venice-italy-reviews-hotels-d20737.html">Venice, Italy.</a></p> <p>I awoke early this morning. I had wanted to take the ferry down the Grand Canal during the daylight and this was my last chance. I hoped on one near the railway station and away I went. I sat in the back, shivering in the cold just to get some good pictures and views of the Canal. I got off the ferry by San Marco's Square at around 8:10 to seeing the Sun just peering over the horizon. I had told Natalie I would be back at 8:30 so figured it would be quicker to walk back then wait for the ferry to take me back. Mistake. I got lost in the maze that Venice is and found myself sprinting ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/venice-journals-j6214170.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_jT8FY.s.PYIYyCibZEKfrigsoqA_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/jT8FY.s.PYIYyCibZEKfrigsoqA_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_jT8FY.s.PYIYyCibZEKfrigsoqA_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=jT8FY.s.PYIYyCibZEKfrigsoqA_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fvenice-journals-j6214170.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/venice-journals-j6214170.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-12-13:6186931 2007-12-13T17:52:04Z 2007-12-13T17:52:04Z mroc2103 http://realtravel.com/member-m4835229-mroc2103.html <p>a review of A Venice Fish, a place to stay in <a href="http://realtravel.com/venice-italy-reviews-hotels-d20737.html">Venice, Italy</a>.</p> <p>This hostel is one of the more expensive in Venice but you do get a free dinner included which does save you heaps of money. It is just a basic pasta dish but the same meal in a restaurant in Venice would cost €7-10 so you are winning out. It is also nice for solo travellers to be able to meet some other people and have a meal together without having to take the step of asking someone if they want to. The hostel is in an old house so the rooms are large and dark with lots of antique furniture in the main area. The internet access costs €4 an hour (cheap for Venice) but was broken the whole ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/venice-reviews-b6186931.html">[Read full review]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_tXh2v4f6Aa1Y.ZH8Z4Pm0RawbaQ_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/tXh2v4f6Aa1Y.ZH8Z4Pm0RawbaQ_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_tXh2v4f6Aa1Y.ZH8Z4Pm0RawbaQ_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=tXh2v4f6Aa1Y.ZH8Z4Pm0RawbaQ_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fvenice-reviews-b6186931.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/venice-reviews-b6186931.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-08-08:5250925 2007-08-08T17:36:57Z 2007-12-12T17:34:45Z Kerry Taylor http://realtravel.com/member-m2017682-kerry_taylor.html <p><em>"It offered us wonderful views across the water to St Mark’s Square and all for just €3!"</em></p> <p>a entry by Kerry Taylor from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/venice-italy-reviews-hotels-d20737.html">Venice, Italy.</a></p> <p>After breakfast we all headed off round the corner to the nearby Santa Maria Gloriosa del Frari. We had passed this church several times in the last few days and wanted to take the opportunity to visit it. Inside we cannot miss the impressive monuments to Titian and Canova. They seem to be in stark contrast to the modest tomb of Tintoretto. Canova’s tomb is the most impressive. He had actually designed something similar for Titian, but when he died his pupils produced a similar design for him.</p><p>Thanks to these massive monuments I almost missed on the Frari’s smallest treasures. I had to ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/venice-journals-j5250925.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_rw6bOsQOUrhC3fNhfEZ0wMDgA5E_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/rw6bOsQOUrhC3fNhfEZ0wMDgA5E_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_rw6bOsQOUrhC3fNhfEZ0wMDgA5E_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=rw6bOsQOUrhC3fNhfEZ0wMDgA5E_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fvenice-journals-j5250925.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/venice-journals-j5250925.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-08-08:5250913 2007-08-08T17:35:23Z 2007-12-12T17:34:12Z Kerry Taylor http://realtravel.com/member-m2017682-kerry_taylor.html <p><em>"My friends ... were hoping for lunch with Brad Pit or George Clooney."</em></p> <p>a entry by Kerry Taylor from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/venice-italy-reviews-hotels-d20737.html">Venice, Italy.</a></p> <p>After breakfast we all headed down to the vaperetto stop together. My friends were going to St Mark’s Square and then the Lido. They were hoping for lunch with Brad Pit or George Clooney. I went in the opposite direction, up the Grand Canal. Ideally I had wanted to catch the No 1 which calls at all the stops along the canal, but I got fed up with waiting and caught the 82 instead. This one is much quicker but misses out many of the stops, including the one I had wanted. I actually ended up at the stop for the railway station. Ordinarily it would have been a really impressive building, but it ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/venice-journals-j5250913.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_DZEGJ8ce6gIKd8FAid2x4weDLgw_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/DZEGJ8ce6gIKd8FAid2x4weDLgw_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_DZEGJ8ce6gIKd8FAid2x4weDLgw_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=DZEGJ8ce6gIKd8FAid2x4weDLgw_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fvenice-journals-j5250913.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/venice-journals-j5250913.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-08-08:5250901 2007-08-08T17:34:35Z 2007-12-12T17:33:40Z Kerry Taylor http://realtravel.com/member-m2017682-kerry_taylor.html <p><em>"Casanova actually escaped from the cell above, not across the roof, but down through the main building."</em></p> <p>a entry by Kerry Taylor from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/venice-italy-reviews-hotels-d20737.html">Venice, Italy.</a></p> <p>It was still pouring with raining and thundering when I finally dragged myself out of bed. With trepidation I looked out the window and realised my poor sandals were going to die! I had set the alarm for 7:30am, but discovered that this wasn’t necessary as every bell within the city starts ringing at this time every morning. We couldn’t work out why, except perhaps this is a communal signal to get up and get ready for work.</p><p>I didn’t bother packing the sun cream but I did get my emergency rain coat out. I really didn’t care how daft I looked at least part of me would stay dry. In fact I ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/venice-journals-j5250901.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_1PCJ6yEI.DYzkefMG68VVSN4tVM_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/1PCJ6yEI.DYzkefMG68VVSN4tVM_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_1PCJ6yEI.DYzkefMG68VVSN4tVM_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=1PCJ6yEI.DYzkefMG68VVSN4tVM_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fvenice-journals-j5250901.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/venice-journals-j5250901.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-11-26:6076054 2007-11-26T18:11:29Z 2007-12-04T22:50:01Z Trace & Simon http://realtravel.com/member-m5407794-trace__simon.html <p>a entry by Trace &amp; Simon from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/venice-italy-reviews-hotels-d20737.html">Venice, Italy.</a></p> <p>Apparently I have the job of describing Venice as i have more ways of saying things like "wow thats amazing" or "my God how beautiful is that". Well here goes...</p><p>From the minute you arrive in Venice you realise that this is somewhere unlike anywhere else in the world and very special. After the train journey from the Cinque Terra via Pisa and Florence we staggered out of Venice train station and "wham!" you are instantly transported to another world. The station opens out straight onto the Grand Canal and instead of roads and cars and bikes you are looking at water, boats (lots) and ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/venice-journals-j6076054.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_ePngPeiGF1hQxN3gGa4wXeGbgeo_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/ePngPeiGF1hQxN3gGa4wXeGbgeo_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_ePngPeiGF1hQxN3gGa4wXeGbgeo_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=ePngPeiGF1hQxN3gGa4wXeGbgeo_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fvenice-journals-j6076054.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/venice-journals-j6076054.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-11-21:6036937 2007-11-21T06:59:57Z 2007-11-24T18:18:54Z mroc2103 http://realtravel.com/member-m4835229-mroc2103.html <p>a entry by mroc2103 from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/venice-italy-reviews-hotels-d20737.html">Venice, Italy.</a></p> <p>I arrived in Venice in the mid afternoon and I walked through to the hostel from the station. It was a little longer carrying luggage than it said on the website but at least I managed to find it without getting lost (no mean feat in Venice). The hostel is in a cute little Venetian house with authentic Murano chandeliers and old furniture. It even has it's own little bridge to get to the door. I left my stuff and headed out to see St Mark's Square seeing as it is meant to be the highlight of Venice and I wanted to get a tourist map so that I didn't have to carry my big lonely planet around all ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/venice-journals-j6036937.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_mYP2UqAQJSJzaDqv2U5Hei7LRNM_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/mYP2UqAQJSJzaDqv2U5Hei7LRNM_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_mYP2UqAQJSJzaDqv2U5Hei7LRNM_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=mYP2UqAQJSJzaDqv2U5Hei7LRNM_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fvenice-journals-j6036937.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/venice-journals-j6036937.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-11-18:6023215 2007-11-18T09:48:31Z 2007-11-18T09:48:31Z Traveller Wy http://realtravel.com/member-m5967241-traveller_wy.html <p><em>"And there were no cars, just rivers, boats and gondolas."</em></p> <p>a entry by Traveller Wy from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/venice-italy-reviews-hotels-d20737.html">Venice, Italy.</a></p> <p>We left Florence for the city of rivers, Venice. We arrived first at Venezia Mestre, a smaller venetian train station, then onto another train to Venice's main train station. The tourist information center was great as they handed us a free map and a list of accomodations available.</p><p>We shortlisted a few and decided to look for Ostello Santa Fosca. Walking under the blazing sun, we lugged our heavy backpacks and walked for miles and still could not find the place. We sat down for gelato before resuming our search. We finally found the house numbers leading to the hostel's address. But! as ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/venice-journals-j6023215.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_jGflEsUP9kztgVUb8PrdNAj4D7I_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/jGflEsUP9kztgVUb8PrdNAj4D7I_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_jGflEsUP9kztgVUb8PrdNAj4D7I_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=jGflEsUP9kztgVUb8PrdNAj4D7I_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fvenice-journals-j6023215.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/venice-journals-j6023215.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-11-11:5975291 2007-11-11T11:38:01Z 2007-11-13T12:09:44Z Lyndsey http://realtravel.com/member-m5317711-lyndsey.html <p>a entry by Lyndsey from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/venice-italy-reviews-hotels-d20737.html">Venice, Italy.</a></p> <p>I finally made it to Venice!</p><p>I took the train up with my roomate Megan and her parents. The train ride was really nice. We got to see a lot of the countryside in Lazio, Toscana, and parts of Emilio-Romagna and Veneto. It took about four and a half hours.</p><p>When we arrived, we walked to our hotel in Piazza San Stefano, which is close to Piazza San Marco. We wandered around for a little while. There were a lot of shops to look at. Most of them were selling glass stuff or venetian carnivale masks. Some of them were really elaborate. They were all really beautiful.</p><p>After wandering, ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/venice-journals-j5975291.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_LJtvOlliNHzT8FORIEKfutodl.M_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/LJtvOlliNHzT8FORIEKfutodl.M_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_LJtvOlliNHzT8FORIEKfutodl.M_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=LJtvOlliNHzT8FORIEKfutodl.M_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fvenice-journals-j5975291.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/venice-journals-j5975291.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-08-08:5250955 2007-08-08T17:37:53Z 2007-10-26T15:55:44Z Kerry Taylor http://realtravel.com/member-m2017682-kerry_taylor.html <p><em>"Along the way I passed a few people making early morning deliveries and even a singing bin man!"</em></p> <p>a entry by Kerry Taylor from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/venice-italy-reviews-hotels-d20737.html">Venice, Italy.</a></p> <p>I woke up feeling a little rough; my throat was sore – not a good sign as R had been suffering from the reminents of a cold throughout the trip. Rather than try to get back to sleep, I got up early and disappeared for a pre-breakfast walk. Unfortunately I woke D up – and yet she slept through the bells and my alarm clock yesterday!</p><p>Venice was still very much asleep. I caught one of the first vaporetti down to the Accadamia and then walked through the deserted streets to the Santa Maria della Salute. Along the way I passed a few people making early morning deliveries and even a singing ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/venice-journals-j5250955.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_yORtpBsHmBTswa7.r3qqFfNREnU_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/yORtpBsHmBTswa7.r3qqFfNREnU_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_yORtpBsHmBTswa7.r3qqFfNREnU_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=yORtpBsHmBTswa7.r3qqFfNREnU_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fvenice-journals-j5250955.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/venice-journals-j5250955.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-10-11:5759868 2007-10-11T14:14:43Z 2007-10-13T19:28:23Z DareToDream http://realtravel.com/member-m5724493-daretodream.html <p><em>"Wear your smiley face when asking for help."</em></p> <p>a entry by DareToDream from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/venice-italy-reviews-hotels-d20737.html">Venice, Italy.</a></p> <p>We started our day by taking a water bus at the first stop nearby train station for a Grand Canal tour for 6 euro per person. We sat in the front row of the boat, the whole Grand canal scenery appeared wide open before us. Sunny day. The glittering water beatified the murky water of Grand Canal quite a bit. The waves created by the passing motorboats definitely make the rowing much harder for gondoliers. Quite frankly, 80 euro for a 45-minute gondola ride is NOT truly that expensive considered the physical work involved to row in Grand canal filled with motorboats. But if a six-dollar ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/venice-journals-j5759868.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_SuwSRgnHkRZqxyxmblMXJ2Yse1I_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/SuwSRgnHkRZqxyxmblMXJ2Yse1I_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_SuwSRgnHkRZqxyxmblMXJ2Yse1I_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=SuwSRgnHkRZqxyxmblMXJ2Yse1I_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fvenice-journals-j5759868.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/venice-journals-j5759868.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-07-23:5113292 2007-07-23T15:05:47Z 2007-09-05T08:02:53Z Kiera http://realtravel.com/member-m5112351-kiera.html <p>a entry by Kiera from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/venice-italy-reviews-hotels-d20737.html">Venice, Italy.</a></p> <p>Ah Venice....</p><p></p><p>DAY ONE</p><p></p><p>We arrived quite late in Vence. The plane ride over was nice enough, didn’t shit myself or have dreams about crashing into the ground. Got to Marco Polo airport and had with my trusty instructions from my dear mother as to what to do. There was four Northern Irish people who obviously thought I knew what I was doing and decided to follow myself and Ray and get our bearings. Got to a ticket office where we purchased our travel ticket for the next three days. It was like a game of follow the leader and the Nordies followed suit. Clear instructions ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/venice-journals-j5113292.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_22CYetwvvrktM8XYmsMsFQSiqXM_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/22CYetwvvrktM8XYmsMsFQSiqXM_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_22CYetwvvrktM8XYmsMsFQSiqXM_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=22CYetwvvrktM8XYmsMsFQSiqXM_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fvenice-journals-j5113292.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/venice-journals-j5113292.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-08-03:5201077 2007-08-03T13:36:28Z 2007-08-03T13:36:28Z Scrabble Maggie http://realtravel.com/member-m4802848-scrabble_maggie.html <p>a entry by Scrabble Maggie from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/venice-italy-reviews-hotels-d20737.html">Venice, Italy.</a></p> <p>30th July</p><p>We were originally only staying Venice for two nights, but as we have a Rail Pass giving us any ten days of travel in two months, we decided to stay in Venice an extra three nights and travel by train to various places and back again. Unfortunately that didn’t quite work out, as to get to the main railway station we had to get a water bus at Euro 6.00 each way for each of us making every trip an extra Euro 24.00 so we only went to Bologna once on Monday 30 July, and then booked our train journey to Ancona from Venice to leave on 2nd August. The trip to Bologna really wasn’t ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/venice-journals-j5201077.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_0po9a3wTuBble5rJ-CcCrhwIYJI_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/0po9a3wTuBble5rJ-CcCrhwIYJI_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_0po9a3wTuBble5rJ-CcCrhwIYJI_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=0po9a3wTuBble5rJ-CcCrhwIYJI_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fvenice-journals-j5201077.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/venice-journals-j5201077.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-07-26:5137144 2007-07-26T13:40:37Z 2007-07-26T13:40:37Z Alan & Kathy http://realtravel.com/member-m4609792-alan__kathy.html <p>a entry by Alan &amp; Kathy from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/venice-italy-reviews-hotels-d20737.html">Venice, Italy.</a></p> <p>The following morning, after a formal tour of the property, Fabio took us to a bus where we went on to Florence to catch the train to Venice. We were very pleased to get on this train, as there were many trains cancelled that day due to a strike.</p><p>Arriving in Venice was like arriving in a different country. No cars, no bikes, NO MOTORINI!!, just people walking or boating. Much silence and beauty. The whole feel of the place was different. The architecture was baroque in the main, with a different look. Every Italian place we have stayed in so far has had tiles everywhere, but the hotel in ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/venice-journals-j5137144.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_Frt1R-BEFTEBVFEIcmoBSVJHaHQ_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/Frt1R-BEFTEBVFEIcmoBSVJHaHQ_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_Frt1R-BEFTEBVFEIcmoBSVJHaHQ_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=Frt1R-BEFTEBVFEIcmoBSVJHaHQ_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fvenice-journals-j5137144.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/venice-journals-j5137144.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-03-10:3920846 2007-03-10T06:32:43Z 2007-07-24T05:23:35Z Berry http://realtravel.com/member-m2011524-berry.html <p><em>"We have been warned that our maps of Venice will be useless, and I am convinced!"</em></p> <p>a entry by Berry from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/venice-italy-reviews-hotels-d20737.html">Venice, Italy.</a></p> <p>Breakfast is at 8...it's French toast and some sort of potato and ham mixture. Gossip quickly spreads and people try to spot Wellsy and Darren's girls amongst the nearby campers. Ben is really not in good shape - he had a rough night and has decided to take his misery out on everyone else. He is stomping around, yelling at people not to ask him for anything, and threatening to hulk someone. Kenny pushes his luck by tauntingly whispering his name in his ear, and ends up getting chased clear across the campground.</p><p>We catch the shuttle bus to Venice at 9...it's about a 20 minute ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/venice-journals-j3920846.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_kEkHpz111IfWjdbPmCBPfpoZ3gU_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/kEkHpz111IfWjdbPmCBPfpoZ3gU_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_kEkHpz111IfWjdbPmCBPfpoZ3gU_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=kEkHpz111IfWjdbPmCBPfpoZ3gU_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fvenice-journals-j3920846.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/venice-journals-j3920846.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-07-23:5113341 2007-07-23T15:08:33Z 2007-07-23T15:10:00Z Kiera http://realtravel.com/member-m5112351-kiera.html <p>a review of L'Angolo di Tanit, a place to eat in <a href="http://realtravel.com/venice-italy-reviews-hotels-d20737.html">Venice, Italy</a>.</p> <p>This was the only Sicilian Restaurant in Venice when we were there. We could not resist eating there often as there was a great choice of food, really nice staff, homely atmosphere and on our last night leaving we were presented with a bottle of homemade wine.</p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/venice-reviews-c5113341.html">[Read full review]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_iXI88I.A5gLdIgHs8e-YB6SGOHY_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/iXI88I.A5gLdIgHs8e-YB6SGOHY_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_iXI88I.A5gLdIgHs8e-YB6SGOHY_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=iXI88I.A5gLdIgHs8e-YB6SGOHY_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fvenice-reviews-c5113341.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/venice-reviews-c5113341.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-07-23:5113256 2007-07-23T14:51:02Z 2007-07-23T14:52:31Z Kiera http://realtravel.com/member-m5112351-kiera.html <p>a review of Hotel Ai Mori D'Oriente, a place to stay in <a href="http://realtravel.com/venice-italy-reviews-hotels-d20737.html">Venice, Italy</a>.</p> <p>Would highly recommend this hotel. We got it for 70% off the normal price as we booked through the internet. Otherwise we would not have been able to afford this place. Gorgeous, plush and well located.</p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/venice-reviews-b5113256.html">[Read full review]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_i2HNBzSE7o8B2Qdj3VAp-EH6ZSE_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/i2HNBzSE7o8B2Qdj3VAp-EH6ZSE_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_i2HNBzSE7o8B2Qdj3VAp-EH6ZSE_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=i2HNBzSE7o8B2Qdj3VAp-EH6ZSE_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fvenice-reviews-b5113256.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/venice-reviews-b5113256.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-07-19:5086170 2007-07-19T13:16:10Z 2007-07-19T13:16:10Z Ras & Adam Adventure http://realtravel.com/member-m4545568-ras__adam_adventure.html <p>a entry by Ras &amp; Adam Adventure from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/venice-italy-reviews-hotels-d20737.html">Venice, Italy.</a></p> <p>Well after waking up in Milan there was not enough time to go see sights so we headed down to the train station. We waited at the station for an hour or 2 and just hung around and read books(Adam and I are expert book readers now! Mom's should be proud). Well, after a few hours on a train that was 50 minutes late(trains are allways late in Italy)we arrived in Venice. We hopped off the train and found ourselves lost in a new city as usual. The train had dropped us off right on the floating city and apparently our campsite was on the otherside of a bridge the connects floating venice to non ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/venice-journals-j5086170.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_OYlJiSYHMM3zrcz1aoQguxvkYKs_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/OYlJiSYHMM3zrcz1aoQguxvkYKs_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_OYlJiSYHMM3zrcz1aoQguxvkYKs_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=OYlJiSYHMM3zrcz1aoQguxvkYKs_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fvenice-journals-j5086170.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/venice-journals-j5086170.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-07-15:5050278 2007-07-15T14:09:58Z 2007-07-15T14:10:10Z Janice and Jay http://realtravel.com/member-m4806100-janice_and_jay.html <p>a review of Locanda Silva, a place to stay in <a href="http://realtravel.com/venice-italy-reviews-hotels-d20737.html">Venice, Italy</a>.</p> <p>We stayed at a nice hotel in Venice, a 5 minute walk from Saint Marks Square. The room was a great size and the bathroom was good too. We did not have tv but we had air conditioning which is great in Venice in the summer. They also gave us breakfast in the morning which was pretty good with cereal, yogurt, bread, juice, coffee and tea.</p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/venice-reviews-b5050278.html">[Read full review]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_9ybmr3GtRzk5mIsgC5idQwkWLTc_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/9ybmr3GtRzk5mIsgC5idQwkWLTc_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_9ybmr3GtRzk5mIsgC5idQwkWLTc_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=9ybmr3GtRzk5mIsgC5idQwkWLTc_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fvenice-reviews-b5050278.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/venice-reviews-b5050278.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-07-15:5048186 2007-07-15T09:40:01Z 2007-07-15T09:40:01Z Mom, Pop, and Eric http://realtravel.com/member-m4890169-mom_pop_and_eric.html <p><em>"You can easily walk your shoes to shreds visiting this place."</em></p> <p>a entry by Mom, Pop, and Eric from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/venice-italy-reviews-hotels-d20737.html">Venice, Italy.</a></p> <p>You will never see as many old churches per square foot as you will in Venice. And not just “church buildings,” but ornate structures, beautifully decorated with museum quality sculptures, and eye-popping marble work. We couldn’t get over the fact that around nearly every corner and in all the quarters in the commune of Venezia church buildings abound. The sad thing is that today most of them have either been turned into performance centers, museums or abandoned completely. Eric suggested that their existence may stem from the fact that when the plague devastated Europe in the Middle Ages it ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/venice-journals-j5048186.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_UVHSvlRHQotRoQb5gqwnl0P6EVs_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/UVHSvlRHQotRoQb5gqwnl0P6EVs_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_UVHSvlRHQotRoQb5gqwnl0P6EVs_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=UVHSvlRHQotRoQb5gqwnl0P6EVs_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fvenice-journals-j5048186.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/venice-journals-j5048186.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-07-13:5038626 2007-07-13T15:14:49Z 2007-07-13T15:14:49Z D. Botelho http://realtravel.com/member-m2625110-d_botelho.html <p>a entry by D. Botelho from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/venice-italy-reviews-hotels-d20737.html">Venice, Italy.</a></p> <p>Venice was an amazing city that continuously piqued the imagination. We arrived at night by bus, and immediately boarded our water taxi which left all of us disoriented and somewhat lost. The beauty of the city at night completely assuaged all discomfort of being in a boat at night having no idea where you are going or when you might get there. Our Hostel was on the island of Judeica, which was only a few minute water taxi ride away. The water taxis were a little bit expensive but absolutely necessary for navigating through Venice. One warning however, is that some of the taxi routes ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/venice-journals-j5038626.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_kk3C4gyzAFf.bGeutUPI.bnVGVk_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/kk3C4gyzAFf.bGeutUPI.bnVGVk_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_kk3C4gyzAFf.bGeutUPI.bnVGVk_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=kk3C4gyzAFf.bGeutUPI.bnVGVk_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fvenice-journals-j5038626.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/venice-journals-j5038626.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-07-12:5030063 2007-07-12T17:28:51Z 2007-07-12T17:28:51Z Janice and Jay http://realtravel.com/member-m4806100-janice_and_jay.html <p>a entry by Janice and Jay from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/venice-italy-reviews-hotels-d20737.html">Venice, Italy.</a></p> <p>Venice is absolutely amazing! It is just so different than the other cities we have seen! On our first day we took it easy and walked from our hotel to nearby St. Marks Square. We visited Doges Palace and St Marks Basilica and then we walked around the square for a bit.</p><p>On the second day we took a trip to the Jewish Ghetto where we went on a tour of the Jewish Synagogues which was really interesting. We also did visit the Judaica stores (Davids being one of them), were harrased by Chabad scholars and had fallafel. We then walked to the Rialto bridge area and then to the Peggy Guggenheim ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/venice-journals-j5030063.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_VK53keBw0ZW1tNDUcBPoasgFMuQ_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/VK53keBw0ZW1tNDUcBPoasgFMuQ_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_VK53keBw0ZW1tNDUcBPoasgFMuQ_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=VK53keBw0ZW1tNDUcBPoasgFMuQ_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fvenice-journals-j5030063.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/venice-journals-j5030063.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-07-10:5010822 2007-07-10T12:35:21Z 2007-07-10T12:35:21Z Laura & Drew http://realtravel.com/member-m4658690-laura__drew.html <p>a entry by Laura &amp; Drew from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/venezia-veneto-reviews-hotels-d5010812.html">Venezia, Veneto.</a></p> <p>Our second weekend here in Italy, we took our first big trip away from Florence...to Venezia (that’s Venice in Italian). We were pretty nervous because there happened to be a train strike the day we wanted to leave! However, we got lucky and found a train that was still going to Venice, leaving bright and early at 8 in the morning. It worked out well because we had a full day to spend in Venice.</p><p>We arrived in Venice around 11 and the first sight we saw coming out of the train station was the grand canal – it was so amazing! Our destinations on day 1 were the islands of Murano, where they ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/venezia-journals-j5010822.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_ooX6HoJsZ-RcebnM7ULl-MFCCSg_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/ooX6HoJsZ-RcebnM7ULl-MFCCSg_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_ooX6HoJsZ-RcebnM7ULl-MFCCSg_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=ooX6HoJsZ-RcebnM7ULl-MFCCSg_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fvenezia-journals-j5010822.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/venezia-journals-j5010822.html