This Valentines weekend, Paul took me to the beautiful city of Venice. Unlike anywhere else I have been before, I pretty much started falling in love with it. The scenery is beautiful, the food is great and the people are lovely. What's not to like?
We stayed for three nights in the lovely UNA Hotel in the Cannaregio district and we had a room upgrade upon arrival. I have never been upgraded before! The hotel was beside a canal (obviously) and was in a quiet residential area a short walk away from the main sights, restaurants and shops.
We arrived at our hotel late afternoon/early evening and went straight out for dinner in St.Marks square. We had one of the best steak meals I have ever had (Steak with mustard potatoes) and of course cocktails, including a Bellini. You can't go to Italy and not have a Bellini. Or a glass of Prosecco (which I drunk various times over the weekend).
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| Bellini |
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| Best Steak Meal Ever! |
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| Beautiful Decoration in the Restaurant |
On the second day we visited the Rialto Bridge and fish market and all the other stalls selling Venetian souvenirs and other items. We also had breakfast by the bridge overlooking the canal. We then moved on to the Accademia and Peggy Guggenheim art museums. These museums were very different in the types of art they have, The Accademia being more older art relating to the church and The Peggy Guggenheim museum focusing more on modern art, such as Picasso and Dali. Unfortunately we weren't allowed to take pictures inside these museums. We also did a lot of strolling, found a great pizza place and ate crepes.
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| The Rialto Bridge |
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| Breakfast by the Canal |
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| Pizza! |
Sunday was my favourite day. We had breakfast at Cafe Florian on St. Marks Square - expensive but worth it and the cafe is beautiful inside. We visited St. Mark's Basilica, St. Mark's Campanile (or the Shard of Venice as I called it) and the Doges Palace. We drunk by the canal, ate Gelato and ate dinner later on again by the Rialto Bridge.
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| Inside Cafe Florian |
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| Inside Cafe Florian |
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| Cafe Florian Breakfast |
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| St Mark's Basilica |
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| Inside St. Mark's Basilica - Beautiful! |
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| View From St. Mark's Basilica Balcony |
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| St. Mark's Campanile |
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| View of Venice from the Top of St.Mark's Campanile |
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| View of Venice from the Top of St.Mark's Campanile - St. Marks Basilica |
Venice was a beautiful place, which I would describe as a toy town but in real size with real people and we definitely want to go back. If I could give anyone one piece of advice, it would be wear comfortable shoes. We walked a lot and got lost once or twice (which I'm told is very easy in Venice) and although it didn't matter because we enjoyed looking at the scenery, our feet took the brunt! I also loved looking at the masks in the little shops and drinking coffee in little coffee shops along the streets. I would highly recommend visiting Venice. Just make sure you take those comfortable shoes and be prepared to spend. Here are a few more snaps from around the city.
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| Pasta |
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| Giant Meringues |
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| Venetian Mask |
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| Venetian Masks |
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| Loved This! Think it was Street Lighting. I Want One! |
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| Latte by the Canal - It's all about the Froth |
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| Another of the Rialto Bridge |
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| Loved these Ball Outfits |
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| Venetian Masks |
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