Rss

Been & Going

Doner Kebab Alley

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (No Ratings Yet)
Loading...

San Fermo Maggiore is an interesting church. There is the part you see when you walk in, built in the 13th century, covered in frescoes and ornate like...

The Signori of Verona

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (No Ratings Yet)
Loading...

The Piazza dei Signori was one of my favorites, despite the hordes of invading young people. The piazza must get it’s name from the statues of men...

Arriving to Verona in Style

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (No Ratings Yet)
Loading...

The Italian train system is difficult to fathom. I don’t pretend to know much more about it now than I did three months ago, except that: there are...

Ghetto Fabulouso

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (No Ratings Yet)
Loading...

There’s such a thing as an audio tour that’s just too-damn comprehensive. The audio tour at La Fenice was a good example of this. “Each...

The Secret Tour of the Secret World of the Secrets of the Doge’s Palace. Shhh- it’s a Secret!

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (No Ratings Yet)
Loading...

Back when Venice ran things in the region, it was ruled by an aristocratic republic. 480 members of key families served on the Major Council and elected...

Another morning on the Grand Canal

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (No Ratings Yet)
Loading...

 We spent a lot of time on vaporetti on the canal. It is a great thing to do, especially when your feet start to hurt and you paid for that vaporetto...

The trippy technicolor of Burano

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (No Ratings Yet)
Loading...

There are several islands in the lagoon surrounding Venice. You’ve probably heard of Murano, where the Venetians moved their glass factories in...

Lagoon Squad

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (No Ratings Yet)
Loading...

Taking 3 buses to get across town is a schlep. Taking 3 boats to get to a different island is a journey. As with all public transportation, you lumber...

Oh Frari, where art thou

1 Star2 Stars3 Stars4 Stars5 Stars (No Ratings Yet)
Loading...

Frari (from the word Frati, meaning brothers) was the major landmark in our neighborhood. We were continually orienting ourselves by the enormous Gothic...