Venice
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Last day in Venice
Our last full day in Venice began today with a relaxing morning. I got up earlier than Doug, had breakfast, showered, then left him still sleeping as I wanted to visit one of the other islands in Venice’s lagoon, and he did not. This was fine with both of us. Our bed’n’breakfast (I’m on an…
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Che bello giorno
Yesterday in summary, after showering and napping: — Took train to Padova, making it just in time for our 4 p.m. reservation into the Scrovegni Chapel to see the frescoes by Giotti. — Figured out how to buy soccer tix. Doug used his part spanish part italian with the ticket man. We called it Spanitalian.…
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Didn’t Hitchcock make this movie?
Does anyone recall the suspense film The 39 Steps? Was it a Hitchcock film? In any case, Mad King Ludwig of Bavaria beat that. Try going up and down 133 steps, 66 steps, 34 steps, etc. Yesterday, we saw 2 of his castles: Hohenschwangau and Neuschwanstein. Afterwards, my legs felt like quivering spaetzle. Obviously, the…
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