Venice City of Water
DATE : May 6
Bonjorno!
Pagi Isnin lepas kami bertolak dari Chamonix bergerak ke Italy ... Lompat2 bas dari Chamonix ke Courmeyour, Italy ... Dari Courmeyour ke Aosta & dari Aosta ke Milano ... Jejalan di Milan kejap & amik train dari Milan ke Venezia.
Venice is 'city of water', 'city of bridges', 'floating city' and 'city of masks'.
Well ... did Venice make it on my list of one of my most fav city in the world? Probably not!
But I must say that Venice have its own charm. The city itself is beautiful ... The architecture is amazingly unique and have loads of history.
Yeah ... It is a tourist town ... It is overcrowded, really expensive & constantly under renovation... But if you can look pass that you will enjoy Venice .
The main attraction here is Grand Canal, St. Mark Square, gandolas? and Rialto Bridge to name a few.
But for me the real gems is their outer Island - Lido, Burano, Murano AND wandering around back alleys in Venice, observing antique building & get lost! ... I consider myself quite good with directions but here the buildings looks similar and there's hundreds of bridge ... It's like walking in a maze ... You will get lost ... I mean really2 lost & it was so much fun!! But sooner or later you will know your way plus it's an island ... no matter how lost you are it's not like you can get off of it.
Wandering around you will find hidden treasure of Venice, antique places, watch local live their life and play ... Observing people ,their interaction and you will try to guess another person's story ... I love doing it .. When you travel you will met different people with different walk of life ... People watching is very insightful and informative way to know them. It allows you to observe humanity in all its diversity and similarity.
Anyway ... Some tips in Venice : when you first arrive and looking for your hotel pls prepare a map of your hotel location ... Wandering around in Venice is fun ... But walking clueless for hours with heavy backpack is no fun ... Every shops have a business card ask for it ... usually they got a map on that card ... That's how you know exactly where you are ... Don't eat at table outside a restaurant ... Eat inside or take away ... It's cheaper ... Don't eat at places with 20 different languages on the menu or didn't show a price at all ... You'll end up pay a fortune.
Pagi ini kami bergerak ke destinasi seterusnya : Florence
Ciao!!
The famous bridge in Spider-Man! Was very excited to see it. Decided to splurge at take the gondola around it too, we’ll worth it!
Beautiful bridge with vendors selling all kinds of things on and under the bridge. Rialto hotel offers a great view of the Grand Canal and looks great in the photos. The only problem is that there are a lot of people crowded around it. Don't worry about a special trip. If you are in Venice, sooner or later you will be there.
Venice is located on the northeast side of Italy, known as the "Adriatic Pearl". There are 118 small islands, 117 waterways, 401 bridges, and boats to form this water city. The water of Venice carries the tenderness and romance of the city, and the bridge on the water witness the rise and fall of the city and its history. "Marco Polo" can be said to be the name of every Italian familiar to Chinese people, which is the prelude to the understanding of the ancient Eastern civilization of European people! The world-famous water city, Venice is his home.
The night view and the day time view of the Rialto bridge are also stunning !
The most beautiful bridge in Venice!! 🤩a must visit when you are in Venice ~if you want to enjoy the grand canal view you must go early in morning to avoid the crowd.
a must see while in Venice pick early morning or after dark for less busy but impressive views