summer and something: Gondola ~ Venice

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Gondola ~ Venice

Here is just the highlights and photos.pls refer to :
http://summerandsomething.blogspot.com/2013/04/detailed-itinerary-venice-from-paris.html and http://summerandsomething.blogspot.com/2013/04/detailed-budget-15-days-europe-paris.html
for itinerary and budget.

What is in your mind when people mentioned Venice? Gondola? Canal??

Dang Dang Dang... These are how Venice looks like :

Is just so amazing... But please avoid to go to Venice in summer as the water smell not really good. We went during spring, so the weather just nice ..not too hot and not too cold.

The hotel we stayed is San Lio Square (110 euro/nite). Quite a decent place.

From the Piazzale Roma we have to take the waterbus to our Hotel. Unless you willing to pay for the private water taxi like Angeliona Jolie in 'The Tourist" movie.

Private taxi :

For budget traveller like me, we use the waterbus

And stop at the 'bus stop' as such:

Bring as little baggage as you can in Venice as you cant really use a trolley bag here. There are a lots of stairs and uneven stone road. Suggest to take a bagpack..

The must visit places:

Rialto Bridge – The most famous bridge over the Grand Canal – and shopping of souvenirs near the market.

Bridge of Sighs – Behind the Doge’s Palace, you can access it only via a tour of the palace; it leads from the palace court straight to the prison

Piazza San Marco – Venice’s most popular square, often full of tourists but clears out beautifully at night

Palazzo Ducale – Next door to St. Mark’s Basilica

St. Mark’s Square

St. Mark’s Basilica –amazing church. It’s free to enter, and free to book the entry time.

Doge’s Palace (right next door to St. Mark’s)

Campanile (bell tower) in front of St. Mark’s

Just walk around the island, you dont need a map. Just walk which ever way you feel like going and you will discover new things and scene in this island.

Food and snacks we prefer in Venice: