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Fri, 25 Sep 2015 | By colandscott | Views [286]
Left Genoa at lunchtime on our train to Vernazza. The track ran right along the coastline, but we spent most of the time in tunnels, so only got snatches of towns and sea views. A lot of the towns seem to be built on hillsides.
The regional ... Read more >
Fri, 25 Sep 2015 | By pjandc | Views [219] | Comments [1]
Arrived in Venice to an overcast day around mid afternoon. Bought a 3 day Vaperetto pass to enable us to use public transport for 3 days. Half hour bus trip then Vaperetto ( water taxi ) to San Silvestro stop then 3 minute walk to our apartment. Up a ... Read more >
Fri, 25 Sep 2015 | By pjandc | Photo Gallery
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Thu, 24 Sep 2015 | By colandscott | Views [377]
Today, as they say, was a new day. It was bright and sunny, a good start. On reflection we think yesterday was an aberration. We imagined the port area would be like Marseilles, which it definitely isn't.
On our way to get the hop-on hop-off bus this ... Read more >
Wed, 23 Sep 2015 | By colandscott | Views [260]
Woke this morning to thunder, lighting and pouring rain. It was by far the coolest day of our trip.
Left Bellagio this morning with Jeannette and Greg and made our way to Milan. They dropped us at the railway station and we boarded our train ... Read more >
Tue, 22 Sep 2015 | By colandscott | Views [242]
We're going our separate ways today, it is Jeannette and Greg's anniversary.
After breakfast at a local cafe, we set out on a town walk. We had a walking guide that said 2 hour walking time, but we managed a little more than the guide said, ... Read more >
Mon, 21 Sep 2015 | By colandscott | Views [285]
Picked up our hire car this morning, an Opel Astra. We barely fitted our luggage in but it was the biggest car they had!
Set off for Bellagio, which is on Lake Como, a little over 300ks. T he countryside is beautiful, lush and green despite ... Read more >
Sun, 20 Sep 2015 | By colandscott | Views [256]
A lazy start, we were still tired. We were going our separate ways with Jeannette and Greg today. Jumped on a vaporetto which took us to Murano, an island about 15 minutes away. Murano is home to the glass making industry which was removed from Venice ... Read more >
Sun, 20 Sep 2015 | By colandscott | Photo Gallery
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Sat, 19 Sep 2015 | By colandscott | Views [238]
Sadly we left the ship for the last time today. We disembarked mid morning and dumped our bags at our respective hotels. We purchsed a 2 day bus and vaporetto (water bus) pass that is good for 48 hours. Back to the island where we spent the rest of the ... Read more >
Fri, 18 Sep 2015 | By colandscott | Views [268]
We went up on deck at 11am this morning. The Maitre d and our waiter had highly recommended watching our approach into Venice on the starboard side. The cruise director rated it in the 3 best ports in the world, along with New York and Sydney. ... Read more >
Thu, 17 Sep 2015 | By colandscott | Views [175]
Col, Jeannette and Karen (our dining companion) did a tour of the ship's galley this morning. It is comforting to know that on this ship all food is prepared fresh. No packaged food! It does show.
We are at sea today, so a lazy day. The sea ... Read more >
Mon, 14 Sep 2015 | By marinamorais | Views [403]
We were taking a trip usually reserved for those in one of the following three situations: on their honeymoon, away with the mistress, or in a post-retirement wedding anniversary. Only we were ... Read more >
Tags: budget trip, bus trip, fiesole, italy, landscape, sunset, tuscany, view
Wed, 9 Sep 2015 | By colandscott | Views [222] | Comments [1]
We awoke this morning docked in Livorno, the port city for Tuscany. We have to get going early as we have a tour to Pisa. We board our bus and are pleased we only have 22 on the tour. Our guide is Giordana who was actually born in Livorno. She speaks ... Read more >
Tue, 8 Sep 2015 | By victormusetti | Views [223] | Comments [1] | Video | Scholarship Entry
One year ago I interrupted my studies in film schools because they didn't let me the freedom to make my own experiences and to earn my own money, so I started to engage myself more and more into documentaries. It felt like it was the perfect way for me ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Film Scholarship to Colombia
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