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My wife Malati and I are what you could call seasoned tourists and travelers .Together we have been to many parts of the world on leisure holidays. Each trip has added to our knowledge – Every hotel , every flight , every passport control and every tourist spot visit was a learning experience – There is always a tendency to be the overconfident seasoned tourist … Continue reading Ten Travel Tips- Obvious yet Overlooked
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Continued from my last post – “Venice – A First Timer’s View” The island area of Venice comprises of 118 small islands , 177 canals and 400 small bridges across the myriads of canals . We stayed at a hotel in the upmarket Canareggio district of Venice bounded by the Fondamenta Nova which is the sea front facing the Adriatic sea and the Grand Canal … Continue reading Venice by Boat – No walking !
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Continued from my last post -The Black Rooster of Chianti Onward from Florence we had many choices – Visit North West Italy – Genoa and onto the French Riviera or Milan and Lake Como onto Switzerland or Bologna and Venice . The glorious stories of Venice starting from the Merchant of Venice to the gondolas , the water buses and Venetian cruise liner stories … Continue reading Venice – The First Time
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Continued from my last post -The Leaning Tower of Pisa We were now in Italy and had been drinking a lot of wine.Even Malati who has stayed off alcohol all her life began to enjoy a few sips at a time. We started with Proseco in its various forms and moved on to other wines . We had a lot of house wines but were … Continue reading The Black Rooster of Chianti
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Continued from my last post Uffizi – Simply Mesmerising Tuscany is a province of of Central Italy. and is known for its beautiful landscape , art , architecture and culture , great food , wine and even fashion . Florence is the capital of Tuscany and the most prominent town. Other renowned towns frequented by tourists are Pisa , Luca, Chianti and Sienna. Italians drink … Continue reading The Leaning Tower of Pisa
Continued from my last post “Fascinating Florence “ There are two must- see museums in Florence – The Uffizi which is the largest and first of the modern museums in the world. The other great museum is the Gallery Academia which hosts Michelangelo’s David.The Uffizi museum housed the private collection of the Medici family who were great patrons of art and opened as a … Continue reading Uffizi – Simply mesmerising
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Continued from my earlier post -“Exploring Amalfi” We set out early from the Amalfi coast and headed out to Naples -a distance of about seventy kilometres which we covered in an hours time . We initially went on the Amalfi coast road towards Sorrento and thence on the Superstrada 45(National Highway) connecting Sicily with Venice Via Naples and Rome . This highway cuts through … Continue reading Fascinating Florence
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Continued from the previous post “Onward to Amalfi” The start of a leisurely stay was dinner in the hotel restaurant where I was served a freshly caught Sea Bass grilled in the most perfect way by the head chef of the restaurant – The 85 year old lady who was the founder of this hotel nearly 60 years ago still continues to oversee the kitchen … Continue reading Exploring the Amalfi Coast
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Continued from my earlier post Rome -The first stop Part II One of the most romanticized and popular tourist destination of Italy is the Amalfi coast – Described once as “The Playground of the Rich ” , this Mediterranean Destination was declared a UNESCO heritage site in 1997 . Many a car chase has been filmed on the Amalfi coast Writers such as Ibsen and … Continue reading Onward to Amalfi
Continued from my last post Rome – The First Stop Part I Our next stop was the Vatican – A must see for a first timer to Rome .Took us nearly the whole day. The Vatican is country by itself surrounded by Rome with an area of 110 acres and a population of 1000 .It was formed by an agreement between Mussolini on behalf of … Continue reading Rome -The First Stop Part II
