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csordila   
I won't tell the story the way it happened, I'll tell it the way I remember it.


Real Name: Csordas, Laszlo Attila
Lives In: Budapest, HU
Member Since: Oct 04, 2007
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Page Views: 588            Last Visit to Venice: February, 2009      I Visit Here Frequently

The Queen of the Adriatic

by csordila - last update: Aug 2, 2009

The bell tower on Torcello
Torcello is the perfect antidote to glamorous Venice. There’s time for quiet contemplation,
which too often nowadays can elude you in Serenissima. read more
La Piazzetta

La Serenissima

In an awestruck fashion, its inhabitants used to call Venice La Serenissima - the most illustrious. Since the great car and railways bridge between the mainland and the lagoon city was built, Venice entered a new age: it became more easily accessible, and the people did come.
Today, more than ten million tourists per year visit the fascinating city with its 150 steeples, 150 canals, 400 bridges, a maze of 3,000 alleyways and about 45,000 pigeons.
Venice is a great place for walking, and much of the time no map is needed as long as you don't mind being slightly lost. Looking for someplace specific, like a restaurant you've seen reviewed and want to visit, can be more challenging. It is not easy to find your way in Venice - a perfect analogy to love: only what is difficult to conquer is actually interesting.
San Giorgio Maggiore

The city for romantic dreamers

There are many beautiful places in Italy, but the most special one is Venice. Venice has a lot to recommend, from sitting in Caffe Florian in San Marco to studying the art in the Gallerie dell'Accademia or the Peggy Guggenheim Collection.
Venice is a walking city for romantic dreamers who like strolling through car-free streets and for anyone who wants to see something really different and crumbling in a pleasing-to-the-eye.
It is really true what a Russian poet said: "I should say that, good though this place is for honeymoons, I've often thought it should be tried for divorces also."
Venice's true charm, however, lies in its inhabitants: at the fish market, vendors sing opera arias while filleting their goods, a craftswoman artfully decorates a pompous Venetian mask, a vegetable vendor skillfully navigates his full-packed gondola through the canals.

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Pros:"I can resist everything....... but temptation!"
In A Nutshell:"Open my heart and you will see graved inside of it, Venice!"
csordila's Venice Travel Tips

OverviewThings to Do
Tips: 9 - Photos: 35
 
Restaurants
Tips: 2 - Photos: 5
Hotels & Accommodations
Tips: 1 - Photos: 4
 
NightlifeOff The Beaten Path
 
Tourist Traps
Tips: 1 - Photos: 1
Warnings Or Dangers
Tips: 2 - Photos: 5
 
Transportation
Tips: 4 - Photos: 19
Local Customs
Tips: 4 - Photos: 16
 
Packing ListsShopping
Tips: 3 - Photos: 8
 
Sports Travel
Tips: 1 - Photos: 3
General Tips
Tips: 2 - Photos: 6

csordila's Venice Travelogues
Title [Click to view]Travel YearPictures
St. Mark's Square- 1
A new bridge over the Grand CanalFebruary, 2009 1

Comments for csordila about Venice
ViajesdelMundo Wed Aug 19, 2009 19:36 UTC
 Lots of different info! so wonderful that you are near enough to visit frequently......I want to get back again.
starship Sat Aug 1, 2009 21:34 UTC
 Great page! Lots of valuable information and advice. Hope to be in Venice next Summer -- I must try to see the romantic movie "Summertime" before I go.
nicolaitan Mon Jun 22, 2009 18:03 UTC
 wonderful page, full of great fotos and interesting commentary. learned where the eyes wide shut masks came from. and i love the roulette wheel carrousel at the airport. filled with important info for the visitor. n.
jumpingnorman Mon Jun 1, 2009 02:24 UTC
 I have to watch your favourite Summertime with K Hepburn one of these days...Venice is a place I'm wishing for - you got great pics and tips! I hope the Burano Lace tradition will not disappear...
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