Galley Head, Ireland
Sunday, July 26, 2009
San Marco Giardinetti Vaporetto Stop, Venice, Italy
We arrived in Venice at the San Marco Giardinetti vaporetto stop. Just to the West is Harry's Bar of Hemmingway fame.
The Bird's Eye view is here.
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We arrived in Venice at the San Marco Giardinetti vaporetto stop. Just to the West is Harry's Bar of Hemmingway fame.
The Bird's Eye view is here.
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Sunday, July 19, 2009
Riva del Vin, Venice, Italy
We just had to eat dinner at one of the restaurants de la Riva del Vin on the Grand Canal. We certainly paid too much but the atmosphere was worth it.
We started our gondola ride from here also.
The Bird's Eye view is here.
We just had to eat dinner at one of the restaurants de la Riva del Vin on the Grand Canal. We certainly paid too much but the atmosphere was worth it.
We started our gondola ride from here also.
The Bird's Eye view is here.
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Sunday, July 12, 2009
Ponte dei Sospiri, Venice, Italy
Connecting the Doge's palace with adjacent prison is the Ponte dei Sospiri, commonly known as the "Bridge of Sighs." Lord Byron helped to popularize the belief that the bridge's name was inspired by the sighs of condemned prisoners as they were led through it to their execution.
The wikipedia article is here.
The Bird's Eye view is here.
Connecting the Doge's palace with adjacent prison is the Ponte dei Sospiri, commonly known as the "Bridge of Sighs." Lord Byron helped to popularize the belief that the bridge's name was inspired by the sighs of condemned prisoners as they were led through it to their execution.
The wikipedia article is here.
The Bird's Eye view is here.
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Sunday, May 31, 2009
Ponte di Rialto, Venice, Italy
Ponte di Rialto is the bridge that comes to mind when you think of Venice. Construction began in 1588 replacing previous wooden bridges.
Our gondola ride took us right under it.
We ate dinner in a sidewalk restaurant just West of the bridge.
The wikipedia article is here and there is a good website on it here.
Ponte di Rialto is the bridge that comes to mind when you think of Venice. Construction began in 1588 replacing previous wooden bridges.
Our gondola ride took us right under it.
We ate dinner in a sidewalk restaurant just West of the bridge.
The wikipedia article is here and there is a good website on it here.
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Sunday, May 24, 2009
Hotel Antica Locanda al Gambero, Venice, Italy
In Venice, we stayed at Hotel Antica Locanda al Gambero. Let's just say it wasn't the easiest place to find (nothing in Venice is). But it was well worth the search.
There's a nice restaurant on the ground floor. The hotel office is on the next floor. We had a second floor room. Remember, they count the floors differently in Europe. Oh, and there's no elevator. The room was the nicest we had on that trip. The walls were covered in gorgeous fabric! The bathroom was awesome. I wish we could have stayed there longer.
There's a long story of how we made our reservations there that I'll share over a glass of fine Italian wine.
Their web site is here and TripAdvisor's review is here.
In Venice, we stayed at Hotel Antica Locanda al Gambero. Let's just say it wasn't the easiest place to find (nothing in Venice is). But it was well worth the search.
There's a nice restaurant on the ground floor. The hotel office is on the next floor. We had a second floor room. Remember, they count the floors differently in Europe. Oh, and there's no elevator. The room was the nicest we had on that trip. The walls were covered in gorgeous fabric! The bathroom was awesome. I wish we could have stayed there longer.
There's a long story of how we made our reservations there that I'll share over a glass of fine Italian wine.
Their web site is here and TripAdvisor's review is here.
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