Category Archives: Italy

Pisa, Italy – The Leaning Tower of Pisa

The Leaning Tower of Pisa

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Natural History Museum of Venice – Museo di Storia Naturale di Venezia

Today was a bit exciting for me as Adell and I wandered the streets of Venice looking for the Museo di Storia Naturale di Venezia. (Location) I had the address (S. Croce 1730 – 30135 VENEZIA - tel. (+39) 0412750206 ) … Continue reading

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Burano Island, Venice, Italy

Tonight we traveled to Burano Island for a fish dinner. One of the interesting features of Burano Island is the colorful nature of the homes. Each is a different color.

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Venice fish market & fruit market

Today our guided tour lead us to venice’s fish and fruit market which is located a very short distance north of the Rialto Bridge. The fish were certainly fresh but not still alive, unlike the invertebrates many of which were … Continue reading

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Venice, Italy – canals, gondolas and a lot more

Today we started the day with a visit to a glass blowing factory on Murano Island. Then it was off to St. Mark’s Square on the main island.

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Murano Island, Venice, Italy

Murano Island & Glassblowing in Italy We started the morning off with a boat trip to Murano Island to watch a glassblowing demonstration. After the glassblowing demonstration, other members of the tour group took a look at the various blown … Continue reading

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Bellagio, Italy

Bellagio, Italy Belagio is a small town perched on the side if Lake Como. From Como, the are a number of ways to get to Bellagio. Our group went via our tour bus to a docking facility opposite the village … Continue reading

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First stop – Como, Italy

Como, Italy Como is located in northern Italy on the shores of Lake Como. Lake Como is Italy’s third largest lake and although totally in Italy, is located very close to the Swiss border.

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On the ground again – Malpensa Airport (Milan, Italy) to Como, Italy

Our flight from Canada to Italy via Swiss Air had been relatively uneventful but, as is usual, I was still happy to have my feet back on the ground with luggage in hand and legally into Italy with the blessing … Continue reading

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Visiting Italy – the flight

We flew from Ottawa into Montreal and then transferred to Swiss Air Airbus A330-300 for the flight to Zurich. Weather conditions were fine most of the way so we had a smooth flight. We had seats on the starboard side … Continue reading

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