Venice on foot, up and down the many bridges. Veneto, Italy

Venice has no need for presentations .....
The city del'acqua, romance, dear euro and gondolas!

 

first day

come to Venice by train, in the late morning and the first thing we are going to withdraw the venice card to book on internet booking Sailing in front of the station in Venice S. Lucia. 50 euros per head of venice card that gives you access to public transport, toilets in the city and municipal museums.
We go in search of the hotel, near the station, in a calla narrow and long, there is the Abbey Hotel, a small but beautiful and clean, the staff is young and kind, we obtained a room to put your luggage and After a moment of rest we start the tour de force Venetian. I had never seen Venice before then and I am excited and enthusiastic about my birthday present .... 3 days in the city of love. The hotel is near the bridge of the barefoot, from there starts the journey. arrive on foot, through narrow streets and canals, the Rialto Bridge, the famous and much effect. Rialto is a very nice and chic in Venice, restaurants, gondolas, canal grande, many people, so many shops on the bridge and a thousand people, and my photos do amozione a go go. The view from the bridge is beautiful, the gondolas on large canal are the first big thrill to photograph. The local romantics and inaccessible ... Lucina colors are also lit during the day and the atmosphere is warm despite the sky is cloudy and not so hot at all. but undeterred we continue our journey ..... before you arrive in Piazza San Marco stop in remote corners where time has stopped, where small canals filled with water flowing under and around us, creating the city of The Venice lagoon that for its characteristics is unique. Old buildings immersed in the canals, bridges, yards, churches, gardens ..... it seems to us the two hours we eat lunch in a small restaurant with summer terrace, the place is run by men, all the waiters are foreigners. The menu 'of the day feeds us and after an hour we were again on their way to the square most' popular chat, Piazza S. Marco.
When you emerge into the square are ecstatic and I remain open-mouthed, is magnificent and beautiful, church, clock tower, palace ...... big up a canal where you can enjoy a beautiful view to the islands in front of the square . The system of public transport is obviously given by vaporetti fast that every 5 minutes go by and end at the pier along the numerous canals and more wear everywhere ... a little 'how to take the metro but in the water. Meanwhile came out a little 'sunshine and between images and sighs ducal palace visit, interesting and fascinating. The walk along the canal continues up to the famous bridge of sighs, fotografatissimo and ammiratissimo. The ducal palace to visit us on the bridge of Sighs and the prisons of the palace. Leaving the palace we visit the aggregate queue to visit the clock tower with an elevator that leads to the top from which there is a breathtaking view of Venice. We go out and continue our journey through the crowds in Piazza San Marco and the stalls of masks, gondolino, T-shirts, various objects that in one way or another bring to mind Venezia. We admire the city and its sights, the famous lion of Venice, the people in the gondola for a romantic ride. In late afternoon we return to the hotel for a shower and is the time leaving for dinner. Walking between rooms are a pizzeria, and we do abbindolare by the waiter that pulls us inside. Regular dinner without exaggeration, given the price of beautiful Venice. When we go out almost eleven and the next day awaits us another day to walk the streets and squares. We sleep in men who do not say, exhausted by the day.

Murano, Burano

Alarm at seven and a breakfast like a king-in the dearest price. Full up to the head from the start breakfast in venice island taking a boat that immediately after having done all the great canal, which allows me to make beautiful pictures, comes with a slight drizzle the island of Murano, famous for the production of glass objects made by hand. The island is large enough and we suffered a slingshot videre live the creation of objects of glass masters of Murano. Witnessing the creation of blown glass balls and a horse on the glass when done by hand, amazing!
At the exit there is a small shop of objects in glass and we look to buy since prices are at hand. The Museum of Murano glass commits us to an hour, between rooms with beautiful creations, explanations on the creation of the glass, many people and many photos. The island is very nice and do a long walk to visit and when we decide to return to the city center 'landings in the area where the stadium is about to start the game between Venice and Cremona. We stop for a coffee and taking pictures in a beautiful green park on the canal that flows great, there is the sun and the day is warm and beautiful. Returning on foot toward the center meet the naval museum already 'closed and we decide to stop in a bar on the promenade to eat a sandwich in dehors. Let's go back to Piazza San Marco and decide to visit the museum correr, art and antique books, paintings, statues ...... when we are undecided whether to go to ...... Burano seen time and time again. .... is the last full day so we better use it in full and take a boat to investigate Burano after an hour long tour where they take advantage to rest your feet and legs. Upon arrival in Burano we see from a distance of one of the attractive features of the island: the case.
The houses are small and colorful, with different colors and gaudy ....... impossible not to photograph them. The Museum of Burano lace is already 'closed at 18:45 but we do a tour and find a lady in a shop still open sews lace.
Along the tour sull'isoletta that is calm and collected., Take two drops of rain and we defiladed to return to the landing center. Burano is not battutissima by vaporetti and we have to wait a while'..... we arrive on the outskirts of Venice at 20th I exhausted myself up courage to lose but we in lanes and remote corners of the city that looks like a wet and watery maze. Here comes the dark and yet we did not find the hotel at nine ...... quarter and we decide to eat in a nice and chic restaurant near the bridge of the barefoot and the place and very beautiful. The Povoledo offers menu 'of the day and little else, we pay a salatissimo and we are in a hotel. I can not even take the stairs by fatigue, are exhausted, the day I was upset and put a hard test far and wide for the channels. The Monday 'will be' our last day in Venice and I have to bite the bullet until the end. The alarm clock is pointing to 7:30.

The gondola

When the alarm sounds I die, my legs hurt and I am groggy from fatigue accumulated after a shower already be 'better and take the path to a Venezia since that sunny morning seems. After breakfast we embark immediately go to the Peggy Guggenheim Museum and the Church of health where I turn a candle for us ...... I ask for information to a gondolier who is shining his boat for a ride ... at least 80 euro for half an hour ..... we board the boat for the naval museum, and we committed more than expected. The museum is interesting and when I stop to admire the reflection of sun on the great canal ... the people who walk on the raging, many Japanese and Germans .... ...... lots of people from here 'basilica s.marco and the treasures of the basilica is a fee but we decide to visit anyway. The two will embark on a gondola found in a channel away from piazza san marco and the gondolier nice and comprehensive guides us in life style 'interior and remote city' telling of Venice, the gondola, the gondoliers, fees, costs, houses ...... the boat trip more 'interesting and romantic I've ever done. When we pass under the bridge, people we admire, the gondola that we have under us is beautiful and the gondolier is really ingamba ...... one thousand photos and laying there after 35 minutes from parts of the mc donalds we use to eat at 3 in the afternoon.
Before picking up the luggage at the hotel we decide to do even a gitarella .... the island of San Giorgio, with a church and a sun that warms even the stones of the churchyard. We arrive just in time to the hotel for pick up and pay for, train for the return is at 17:49 and at the station as the last thing we see the presence of the famous Orient Express ready for departure ........ a beautiful blue train and white 5 stars.
We start on time with a lot of memories, smiles and tired ....... and all of our 700 pictures!