On the third day, we decided to visit Burano an island which is famous for lace-making. I personally really like lace, that's why the trip to Burano uplifted my mood a little bit. We also visited the lace museum which cost us 5 euro each to enter. Not much to elaborate about, but I love lace! Hahaha. I love seeing how they're made. So pretty...
After that, we visited Giardini for the second part of Biennale we hadn't visited. Compared to Arsenale, Giardini was much more happening and exciting! There were halls dedicated to each country... I remember seeing the ATM that played really loud (and horrible) music when you accessed to it. There's a pipe organ on top of it that linked the activities altogether. Quite awesome, it really drew people to withdraw or do any kind of transactions there.
In the evening, we went back to Treviso and did what the local people do! Having tramezzini and spritz by the street. :) We had this awesome anchovy cheese tramezzini that really lingered in our minds... then we went for the real dinner. I was craving so badly for Vongole, so we just stopped by the first restaurant we saw that had it. It's yummy! So there ends our story in Venice.
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Monday, September 12, 2011
Day 7 - 5th August 2011 - Venice
In the morning, we only strolled around Treviso. To be honest, I love this small town. Even right in the middle of the city we could see something beautiful as this...
Also the fact that people could walk together with dogs going in and out shops is just amazing... i really want to live here. Shortly after, we departed by the boat to visit Venice again, this time for the La Biennale. For people who are familiar with the art industry, this is one of the most prestigious exhibitions in the world that one can't miss. Okay, perhaps a little bit of overhype there. It cost us 20 Euro per ticket to enter and it's valid to enter the Arsenale and Giardini. We went to Arsenale first, which was a let down for me.
But I love seeing how turqoise the color of the water was in Venice. Around the exhibition place, the water activity was quiet. That's when I could savour the tranquility of the turqoise Venice water and watch cute hunks topless blasting out music loudly from their private boats. ;)
At night, we went out for a hearty Italian dinner with all the friends. Closed with a gelato dessert. Much love.
Also the fact that people could walk together with dogs going in and out shops is just amazing... i really want to live here. Shortly after, we departed by the boat to visit Venice again, this time for the La Biennale. For people who are familiar with the art industry, this is one of the most prestigious exhibitions in the world that one can't miss. Okay, perhaps a little bit of overhype there. It cost us 20 Euro per ticket to enter and it's valid to enter the Arsenale and Giardini. We went to Arsenale first, which was a let down for me.
But I love seeing how turqoise the color of the water was in Venice. Around the exhibition place, the water activity was quiet. That's when I could savour the tranquility of the turqoise Venice water and watch cute hunks topless blasting out music loudly from their private boats. ;)
At night, we went out for a hearty Italian dinner with all the friends. Closed with a gelato dessert. Much love.
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Day 6 - 4th August 2011 - Venice
Our trained reached Treviso station at about 6.30am. The reason why we stopped at Treviso is because the place of our friends where we stayed at was in Treviso and not exactly in Venice. If you're staying in Venice, the train should take you to Santa Lucia.
He came to pick us up, we had simple Italian breakfast then headed out to Venice. The train tickets cost 5 Euro for both of us. Perhaps already familiar to you, in Venice, it's time to get lost! But before that, you can head straightaway to the ticket office to purchase your boat ticket. We stayed around 3 nights there and we got the 48-hour tickets which cost us 56 euro for 2 tickets. Basically with this ticket, you can go to every island surrounding Venice, like Murano, Burano, etc...
Our first stop was of course the San Marco and then the Bridge of Sighs (which was a shame when we went there. The whole bridge was covered with advertisement. BIG SIGHS). And then we headed out to Murano, the island which is famous for its glass production. We had lunch at a trattoria which cost us both 40 Euro... We had lots of pastas, wines and fresh fish! Yums!
To be honest I didn't really enjoy Venice that much. First of all it's very hot over there and plus the big flood of tourists! Argh... So I'll just let pictures tell you the story...
At night time, we went out for a wine tasting event which our friends' father invited us to. It's fabulous! We had almost bottomless supplies of wine and hams!! The wines are all very wonderful and cheap too. Truly one moment not to forget about.
He came to pick us up, we had simple Italian breakfast then headed out to Venice. The train tickets cost 5 Euro for both of us. Perhaps already familiar to you, in Venice, it's time to get lost! But before that, you can head straightaway to the ticket office to purchase your boat ticket. We stayed around 3 nights there and we got the 48-hour tickets which cost us 56 euro for 2 tickets. Basically with this ticket, you can go to every island surrounding Venice, like Murano, Burano, etc...
Our first stop was of course the San Marco and then the Bridge of Sighs (which was a shame when we went there. The whole bridge was covered with advertisement. BIG SIGHS). And then we headed out to Murano, the island which is famous for its glass production. We had lunch at a trattoria which cost us both 40 Euro... We had lots of pastas, wines and fresh fish! Yums!
To be honest I didn't really enjoy Venice that much. First of all it's very hot over there and plus the big flood of tourists! Argh... So I'll just let pictures tell you the story...
At night time, we went out for a wine tasting event which our friends' father invited us to. It's fabulous! We had almost bottomless supplies of wine and hams!! The wines are all very wonderful and cheap too. Truly one moment not to forget about.
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Day 5 - 3rd August 2011 - Rome - Venice
This was the last day for us to be in Rome. We decided to go to the Trevi fountain (reachable by metro stop at Piazza Barberini) first thing in the morning. Like what that we'd been advised, throw a coin inside to ensure a come-back to Rome. That's exactly what we did :) The water inside the fountain was crystal clear I am still wondering how it could be kept that way. Put such kind of fountain in Asia and believe me it won't sustain that long. Again and again, it's another tourist trap for pickpocketing, so really watch out for your belongings. Plus, it's really really crowded there too.
From the Trevi Fountain we walked a bit to the Jewish ghetto, also called the Ghetto di Roma. It's not a place to be on your must-visit list, believe me. We had lunch at Gigetto al Portico d'Ottavia as suggested by our Roman friend and the food wasn't bad at all but it ain't very cheap. The total bill came up to about 35 euro for the both of us.
From Jewish ghetto, we planned to visit all the churches that we planned to visit. First stop, San Giovanni in Laterano. It's the oldest and ranks as one of the four major basilicas in Rome. (BTW, we're both Catholics that's why the trip to basilicas mean something for us). We rented the audio guide for 5 euro each. And the good thing is it wasn't crowded at all so we could really take our own sweet time admiring every corner of the beauty.
It's already afternoon and we got lost while trying to go to the other one, St. Mary Major, so we just strolled around that area and came home to pack our stuffs before leaving for Tiburtina train station to catch our train to Venice at 10.36pm.
We're lucky because there's a direct bus from our apartment to Tiburtina, though it took us about 45 minutes to reach there. Here's one tip for those of you who choose to go to Venice by Trenitalia, arrive at least 30 minutes earlier than your departure time, because it happened to us that we still need to go to Termini and catch the train from there! I can't imagine how it could have been if we arrived any later than that. Sighs. It seemed like a normal thing by the Italianos though.
Because of some stupid online system, we had to buy different coaches for each of us. I was put inside an all-women room and my boyfriend in an all-guys room. Don't think that it's all comfortable and all. First of all, there's only one small fake aircon inside that little room, and the aircon simply wasn't working! We had to get the officer to open up the window for us so we could get some air! And again I was lucky because mine was at the most top bunkbed (there were 3 tiers) so I got the most air circulation. But the noise... argh the noise! It's ridiculously small, hot and stuffy.
All's in the mind, they said. So I tried not to think about it, I brought along my eyemask, put it on and quietly went to sleep. BTW I was put inside the same room with this mom and daughter from England. In an instant I felt like I was in Harry Potter getting ready to go to Hogwarts with Hermione. LOL.
From the Trevi Fountain we walked a bit to the Jewish ghetto, also called the Ghetto di Roma. It's not a place to be on your must-visit list, believe me. We had lunch at Gigetto al Portico d'Ottavia as suggested by our Roman friend and the food wasn't bad at all but it ain't very cheap. The total bill came up to about 35 euro for the both of us.
From Jewish ghetto, we planned to visit all the churches that we planned to visit. First stop, San Giovanni in Laterano. It's the oldest and ranks as one of the four major basilicas in Rome. (BTW, we're both Catholics that's why the trip to basilicas mean something for us). We rented the audio guide for 5 euro each. And the good thing is it wasn't crowded at all so we could really take our own sweet time admiring every corner of the beauty.
It's already afternoon and we got lost while trying to go to the other one, St. Mary Major, so we just strolled around that area and came home to pack our stuffs before leaving for Tiburtina train station to catch our train to Venice at 10.36pm.
We're lucky because there's a direct bus from our apartment to Tiburtina, though it took us about 45 minutes to reach there. Here's one tip for those of you who choose to go to Venice by Trenitalia, arrive at least 30 minutes earlier than your departure time, because it happened to us that we still need to go to Termini and catch the train from there! I can't imagine how it could have been if we arrived any later than that. Sighs. It seemed like a normal thing by the Italianos though.
Because of some stupid online system, we had to buy different coaches for each of us. I was put inside an all-women room and my boyfriend in an all-guys room. Don't think that it's all comfortable and all. First of all, there's only one small fake aircon inside that little room, and the aircon simply wasn't working! We had to get the officer to open up the window for us so we could get some air! And again I was lucky because mine was at the most top bunkbed (there were 3 tiers) so I got the most air circulation. But the noise... argh the noise! It's ridiculously small, hot and stuffy.
All's in the mind, they said. So I tried not to think about it, I brought along my eyemask, put it on and quietly went to sleep. BTW I was put inside the same room with this mom and daughter from England. In an instant I felt like I was in Harry Potter getting ready to go to Hogwarts with Hermione. LOL.
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