"Henrik's Venice-page" Venice by Henrik_rrb
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A weekend in the northeast of Italy...? Well, of course I had to stop by at the famous city Venice.
To get rid of expensive hotel-nights I decided to stay for just a bit more than five hours, but still I had time to see a lot!
My impression of Venice is divided in two, since the canales and bridges was fantastic, including also the Piazza Marco and the surroundings.
But as soon as I got away from the canales I got more negative. The houses were old, in the way they look like no one has been living there for a long long time, and it was quite depressing to see this. I though Venice was much nicer.
Not talking about the typical tourist-traps, including the high prices of everything, from food and drinks to boattrips.
In all together, I'm very pleased I went there, but I won't cry for the rest of my life if I never get back to Venice.
- Pros:The channels and the bridges
- Cons:The prices and the parts of the city which seems to fall apart any minut
- In a nutshell:Nice to be there, but I don't know if I come back
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I had no problem with those lovely (well...) birds, but I think others might have. At the Piazza San Marco they are... more travel advice
The labyrint that's called Venice
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It might be the only one ever, but I got lost in Venice. Really lost... It was no problem at all to find the Piazza San... more travel advice
The prices for the gondolas
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Ok, I knew it would be expensive to take a boat trip with a gondolas. But THAT expensive?? 100 euro for a short trip -... more travel advice
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The first thing I wanted to see in Venice was one of the famous gondols. So when I after 5 minutes walk from the... more travel advice
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Comments (15)
I have seen this so many times in pictures, but I have never been to it! That is so sad.....Norman :( But one of these days...
marvellous page - tons of fun
"Venice is full of gondols, so full that you might think that the competition for customers would cut the prices down" That's hilarious, Mr. Ibsen! :D Still researching Venice!!!!
Beautiful photos. Just doing my Venice page now. I know I got lost here too, but I'm thinking you may need a personal GPS (navigation system) ;) it seems to be a habit with you :) (You know I like to tease)
Awesome page....thanks for the tips! =)
Henrik, That is quite a story about your getting lost in Venice. I had a friend who got lost in Siena. She too did not take her map. It is like a maze there as well. Could be quite scary especially as evening was approaching.
Did u go to Venice with a lover? ...Now EVERYONE knows your supposed to go to Venice with a lover! ;) lol Honestly, beautiful page Henrik! But its not the same Venice when your in love.... :) (I hope u do go back!)
Your Venice photos are fantastic! But I think your intro. photo and that gondola photo (tourist trap) are molto bello! Grazie!! :)
Hi from latin america!! Venice is my dream!!! nice pictures and coments!! thanks for showing!! julia
Great Page :o) Love the photos - keep 'em coming!!