Category: EuropeBy traveltripz on Jul 27, 2007 in Tuscany, Italy | 0 Comments
Next morning we are up bright and early to catch the bus out to the airport to pick up the car. We aren’t sure what to expect as we haven’t actually seen a Smartcar in Australia. After picking up the keys and getting directions as to how to get back into Florence, we head off […]
By traveltripz on Jul 27, 2007 in Italy, Florence | 0 Comments
My main reason for coming to Florence is to visit the factory of Guiseppe Armani “The Society“. I collect Armani porcelain and so this is exciting for me to be able to see where and how the statues are made.
However, before we go in search of the factory we need to pick up the car […]
By traveltripz on Jun 25, 2007 in Europe, Italy | 0 Comments
We had a long walk from the train station to our hotel. And as always we were off to sight see the moment we had freshened up and dropped off our bags at the hotel.
There are some amazing sights in Milan which is considered to be the fashion capital of the world. All the top […]
By traveltripz on May 19, 2007 in Italy | 0 Comments
All too soon our time in Venice is over and we must board the train to go to Milan.
Venice is a fantastic place to visit, with all its different types of architecture and many canals and bridges.
Make sure you don’t miss any of the great sights such as the Rialto bridge (Bridge of Sighs), the […]
By traveltripz on May 15, 2007 in Venice, Europe | 0 Comments
We were trying to cram in as much as possible in the short time we were in Venice. While we were walking around the streets, taking in the sights, smells and sounds we noticed a large ship that towered over the buildings.
The ship could be seen from many parts of Venice so we headed over […]
By traveltripz on May 15, 2007 in Venice, Europe, Italy | 2 Comments
Part of the walking tour that we took around Venice included a ride on the public gondola. Here is Chilli waiting for his turn to hop into the gondola. Chilli is the stuffed dog that the ladies from work in Brisbane gave us to take on our trip. He has had quite an adventure so […]
By traveltripz on May 15, 2007 in Europe, Italy | 0 Comments
We disembark and set of along the foreshore past the tied up gondalas and stop at an outdoor market seller where I buy some bags and t’shirts with ‘Venetia’ in gold lettering on the front.
What now, ahhhh yes of course, we must go up the Campanile (the bell tower) for a look out over Venice. […]
By traveltripz on May 15, 2007 in Europe, Italy | 0 Comments
We are off on a small boat to visit the islands of Murano and Burano.
Murano is the home of beautiful Venetian glass. When we arrive at the island we are ushered into shed where we are given a display of molten glass being made into horses and small vases.
The artisen works deftly, the skills having […]
By traveltripz on May 12, 2007 in Italy, Florence | 0 Comments
When we were in Europe we rented a care for a few days in Florence. Everyone kept telling us that we were brave to drive around in Italy as they are all madmen on the road but we found the opposite actually. Well perhaps they are a little mad on the roads but we found […]
By traveltripz on May 11, 2007 in Venice, Europe, Italy | 0 Comments
As we were leaving the Doge’s Palace it started bucketing down with rain.
We sheltered along with all the other tourists waiting for the rain to stop. The amazing thing about this was that the water rose to about calf level in a matter of minutes.
And when the rain stopped, the water level subsided almost […]
