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Hotels in Venice seem to work a little radisson hotel valley forge differently than most other cities we ve stayed in. Basically when you book a room, you go to a central office radisson hotel valley forge that services multiple buildings. From there, you are given your apartment keys, and shown how to get to your hotel through the maze of canals and bridges. :) We were lucky because our apartment was located about 5 minutes away from Hotel Locanda Salieri s office, and just 7 minutes from Piazza San Marco the main public square in Venice. Not only that, but there were only a few apartments in the entire building, and our apartment was the only one on the floor.
We were served breakfast every morning on the top floor of the apartment, and it was great. Croissants, buns, cereal, juice, and all the coffee and tea that we wanted. The staff were also extremely helpful, giving radisson hotel valley forge us tips on what to see and do, as well as restaurant recommendations.
We ate breakfast every morning at our apartment because it was included in the price of our accommodation. Lunch was usually at a cheap cafe (€10-12), and dinners were a bit more expensive, sometimes costing closer to €15. My favourite radisson hotel valley forge thing to eat (because we were mostly eating pasta and pizza) was carpaccio which is basically a dish (usually an appetizer) made of very thin slices of raw beef. It was very, very good!
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Gondola the four of us (me, Nic, mom, sister) decided to splurge on a 1 hour gondola ride. The price was €120, or €30 each. This was one of the highlights of my time in Europe. It s simply a must-do when you re in Venice. Yeah, it s cheesy and touristy, but when you think of Venice, you think of gondolas, and I knew I d regret radisson hotel valley forge it if we didn t go for it. Like I said earlier, our gondolier was Alexandra Hai who is actually from Germany! She is also kind of a big deal, having been written about and seen on TV often. Since gondoliering is a very traditional practice, it has only been done by Venetian men for centuries. That s why I think there is some animosity towards her from the other gondoliers radisson hotel valley forge you can tell they don t really think much of her since she s 1) female, and 2) a foreigner. But she was pleasant and interesting, and gave us a lot of good history and tips about Venice.
Murano We spent a few hours here, having lunch and checking out all of the glass blowing boutiques that make the island so famous. It was interesting for sure, but glass blowing and glass artwork really isn t my style.
Cimitero di San Michele radisson hotel valley forge  - We hopped from Murano radisson hotel valley forge to another radisson hotel valley forge island, which is the city s cemetery. It might be weird to visit a cemetery, but it s definitely worth a visit. There are two churches on the island radisson hotel valley forge San Michele and the smaller San Cristoforo. The cemetery is divided into different sections, and it s easy to get lost.
DS1 just got back from his school trip to Italy and loved Venice. They booked the extra tour of the gondola ride and it was worth every $ he said. He was amazed how many gondolas there were in the canals (he compared it to Costco on a Saturday :-). They also did the Murano glass tour and while he didn t purchase any glass, he was amazed at what the man could create in minutes, right before their eyes.
Sounds like you had a fabulous time! The gondola ride sounds awesome and thats really cool about the Gondola lady. Can you take a look at my latest post regarding stuff to do before my vacation?Would appreciate your input since you have so much travel experience! thanks.
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