Savoia E Jolanda, Venice

Advantages: Local good food and wine.
Disadvantages: Only went one night.

...We had been in Venice for a three night stay. The first two nights we had eaten at Da Sandro which my sister-in-law will be doing a review on. Our problem was Da Sandro does not open on a Friday, so for our last night we needed to find somewhere else, and you do not want a bad experience on your last night do you. We had just spent a pleasant 75 mins at a Jazz Session in the prison attached to the Doges Palace. From there we wandered to BAR MARCA which is next to the Realto Market, get of the Realto Marcardo Vaperroto stop and you can not miss it. Here we joined the throng of humanity who know of this Hole in The Wall bar, Fritz, Campari and Soda or excellent range of wines all about 2 euros a glass. NOW WHERE WE EAT I hear from the other three Fountains. Trust my nose I say. So we wander, at this point I... Read review

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Advantages: Absolutely breath taking views around every corner.
Disadvantages: Very expensive packed during the day with day trippers.

...Venice. I was under strict instructions to make sure I was off duty for my birthday but unfortunately I was unable to arrange to have the time off until the following week for what was supposed to be a special birthday surprise. Unfortunately due to a couple of circumstances beyond our control I actually found out that my birthday treat was to be a trip to Venice. I couldn?t believe it as I have always wanted to go there but never imagined it would happen this way. I would have probably gone into heart failure had I found out about it at the airport so it was probably for the best I found out about it anyway. Unable to cancel the trip we decided to go ahead with the visit and boy was I surprised and excited. The night before the trip to Venice we had gone to London to see a show and to have dinner and due to an oversight... Read review

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Advantages: Lively, interesting and different.
Disadvantages: A bit expensive

...There is so much written about Venice so I thought I would write about the practical things which I thought about or affected me rather than an in depth history of any place or building I visited. If you are interested in visiting Venice I am sure you will have your favourite attractions. The guide books say there are about 400 bridges; they are not as tiring on the legs as you might imagine. There was a lack of children walking and in pushchairs and I had to resist the urge to help the workmen dragging, single handed, large boxes and allsorts on barrows up and down the stairs; that is part of their everyday life. In England it would be hard to imagine how people go about their daily life without cars, in Venice everything is moved by boat, the postal services, parcels, logs for building in fact all kinds of building materials... Read review

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