Italy
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Visiting Treviso and Venice
It was an early start to the day as our Ryanair flight to Italy’s Treviso airport was departing from Leeds Bradford airport at 06.40 am. The upside of this being that we were enjoying coffee and croissants in Piazza dei Signori (Treviso’s main square) at 10.30 am. The town centre is only two miles…
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Riding along the Grand Canal, Venice
Our first task after breakfast was to walk around to the Academia Vaporetto station and buy tickets (72 hour passes) for unlimited travel on the water buses. Our accommodation was midway between two routes, Academia and Zattere giving us plenty of options. It was so lovely taking to the water and riding along the Grand Canal,…
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The Venice Lido
It was raining heavily but with umbrellas at the ready we took the water bus out to the Lido (Lido de Venezia). It’s very different out there as we encountered roads and cars, so the magic of Venice with its canals and gondolas was lost. It’s a barrier island separating the Venetian lagoon from the…
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A Vaporetto ride to Murano and Burano, Venice
It was raining once again at breakfast time but we still decided to visit the outlying islands of Murano and Burano as planned. On arrival in Murano we headed indoors to the famous glass factory where we were just in time to watch a glass blowing demonstration and then look around the factory shop. Sheltering…
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A walk in central Venice
After two rainy days, we woke to bright sunshine and were able to enjoy breakfast sitting out on our roof terrace. The plan was to explore the very attractive neighbourhood between the vaporetto stations of Zattere and Academia where we were staying. The long, wide waterfront promenade of Zattere, away from the hordes of tourists…
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A short break in Bergamo, Italy
We were up early as we had booked a 6.00 am flight to Bergamo. As it was such an early start to the day we fell asleep before take off and didn’t rouse from our slumbers until we were touching down in Bergamo Airport. In the airport we purchased 72 hour travel passes for the Bergamo…
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A day in Milan, Italy
After breakfast in the hotel’s restaurant we walked to Bergamo’s railway station and bought return train tickets to Milan. Trains depart frequently and the journey time is one hour. On arrival in Milan’s Central Railway Station we marvelled at the ornate hall with its large, curved roof adorned with frescoes and chandeliers. We rode the…
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Visiting Lake Como from Bergamo
Following an early breakfast, we boarded a train to Varenna. Unlike the Milan service, this train was very old and not particularly comfortable but it arrived in Lecco one hour later, on time and it was only necessary to cross the platform for the connecting service to Varenna. This second train was crowded with school children…
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Final morning in Bergamo
We went down to breakfast promptly when the restaurant opened at 7.00 am as we had a morning flight back to the UK. The Cristallo Palace had been quite a good choice of hotel, rated as a 4 star but probably more of a 3 star standard. Staff had been friendly and the W-Fi worked…
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