| Page Views: 3,456 Last Visit to Venice: May, 2005 | Venice - Italian city on water by HORSCHECK - last update: Oct 18, 2008 |
I was twice in Venice. The first time was in August 2004 when I travelled from Croatia via Slovenia to Italy.
On this trip I arrived in Venice after a 4 hours train trip from Ljubljana. On the train I sat at a 4-seater with 2 American and an English traveller. The interesting thing was, that we all were planning to only make a short stopover in Venice on our trips: The Americans on their way to Bologna, the English on his way home after 4 weeks in East and Central Europe and me on my way to Lucca.
The second time was after the 1st European VT Meeting which took place in Valeggio sul Mincio near Verona. On this trip I left Italy to Germany from Venice by plane, so I decided to stay two days in Venice to mainly explore the islands in the lagoon of Venice.
It seems like travellers either love or hate Venice. To be honest, I haven't decided yet, but I can say it is definitely a must-see place in Europe. I always enjoyed a nice time in this fascinating city, but I also perceived the uncountable tourist rip-offs between Piazza San Marco and the Rialto Bridge.
"The first condition of understanding a foreign country is to smell it."
--- Rudyard Kipling ---
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| Pros: | "Historical buildings, picturesque boats, italian atmosphere." | | Cons: | "Packed with tourists in summer." | | In A Nutshell: | "Italian city on water." |
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Fam.Rauca Thu Apr 23, 2009 07:00 UTC
Hi Holger! Your Venice page is very interesting and the pictures are superb. I like to stroll in this wonderful city. It has a magnificent charm that attracted me. Gabriela | csordila Tue Feb 17, 2009 22:58 UTC
Despite your short trips, you have written very interesting and usefull itinerary about the most interesting places. Thanks for the ratings of my Venice tips. Best. L. | Nemorino Tue Nov 27, 2007 14:20 UTC
Me again, just having a look at your updates since last February. Great that you were able to meet up with such lovely VT members at Ai Sportivi and Da Sandro. | scottishvisitor Thu Oct 4, 2007 16:03 UTC
Great page Holger = I can see myself getting lost in Venice's back streets so I wouldn't need a map |
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