Travel: Venice, Italy 2007

I'm counting the days 'till I'm going to Cyprus and because I'm so excited then I started looking through all my travel-pictures last night. I desided to show some of them to you during this summer and maybe give you a few tips about some of the destinations. Who knows - maybe you're actually going to some of the places I've been this summer?

I'm gonna start out with Venice, Italy where I was in july 2007. It was extremly hot - that's why I bought the pretty umbrella to protect me a bit from the sun. We walk around in the VERY narrow streets of Venice - just to get the vibe of the city. It's very special and I think that people should at least go there once during their lives. We also went into the Saint Mark Basilica (the big church on the Saint Mark's Square). At first we weren't sure if we wanted to wait in line that long (the line was really, really long), but to our surprise it moved very fast so don't let that be the reason why you don't go in! We didn't wait in line more than 10 minutes. Remeber that you as a girl aren't allowed in the church if you're wearing a short skirt or tops without sleves/short sleves (I had a cardigan in my bag that I put on when we went in) - for guys it the same with the sleves. The church is really beautiful inside - especially the ceiling which is made of small golden mosaics. Remember to go up to the altar to see the actual tomb of Saint Mark the Evangelist (yeah, THAT Saint Mark that wrote a part of the Bible) - it costs like 2 euroes to get in there, but I think it's worth it.

After that we went to see/walk on the famous Rialto Bridge and from the bridge you have a great view over the Grand Canal (biggest canal in Venice). We didn't try any gondola-ride because they were really expensive. We asked one of the guys in one of them and he wanted 200 euroes for either half or an hour (don't remember).

I had a great time here in Venice and I recommend people going here! And one last tip: Don't eat or drink at any of the cafés on the actual St. Mark's Square - it's SO expensive. Go through the narrow streets instead and find a small cheaper place instead.
Have any of you been to Venice or are any of you going there soon?

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Jeg tæller virkelig dagene til at jeg skal til Cypern og i min rejse-længsel igår begyndte jeg at kigge gamle rejsebilleder igennem. Jeg besluttede mig for, at jeg ville dele nogle af billederne med jer løbende i løbet af sommeren og evt komme med et par tips om destinationen. Hvem ved, måske skal i netop til en af disse destinationer som jeg fortæller om?

Jeg starter ud med Venedig, Italien, hvor jeg var i juli 2007. Det var sindsygt varmt og det var også derfor jeg købte den smukke hvide paraply til at beskytte mig mod solen. Vi startede ud med at gå rundt i de MEGET smalle gader i selve byen - mest bare for at føle stemningen i byen, hvilket er meget speciel. Jeg synes virkelig alle skal gøre sig den tjeneste, at besøge byen mindst en gang i løbet af deres liv. Vi smuttede også ind i Markus Kirken (kirken som ligger midt på Markus Pladsen). Til at starte med var vi faktisk ved, at droppe ideen pga den MEGET lange kø, men til vores overraskelse så bevæge køen sig vanvittigt hurtigt, så lad ikke det skræmme jer! Tror max vi stod i kø i 10 minutter. Husk at vi piger får ikke lov til at komme ind hvis vi har korte nederdele/shorts eller bare arme (jeg havde en cardigan i min taske som jeg tog på, da vi skulle ind). Samme regl omkring bare arme gælder også mænd. Kirken er utrolig smuk inden i - specielt loftet som er lavet af tusinde små guld mosaikker. Husk at gå helt op foran til alteret for at se graven af Evangelisten Markus (ja, DEN Markus som har skrevet en del af Biblen). Jeg mener, at vi betalte 2 euro for at komme derop, men det er helt klart de sølle 15 kr værd, hvis i spørger mig.

Efter alt dette gik vi til den berømte Rialto Bro, hvor fra man har en god udsigt udover Grand Canal (den største kanal i Venedig). Vi prøvede aldrig en gondol-tur, fordi de var så dyre. Vi spurgte en af mændene i dem og han ville have 200 euro (ca. 1500 kr) for en halv - eller hel time.

Jeg synes virkelig Venedig var dejligt og jeg kan klart anbefale, at besøge byen. Og et sidste tip: Lad være med at spise eller drikke på en af caffeerne på selve Markus Pladsen - de er SINDSYGT dyre! Gå istedet på opdagelse i de smalle gader i byen og find små steder der.
Har du været i Venedig eller skal du snart dertil?

EasyJet flyver til Venedig fra København.

Me on St. Mark's Square with St. Mark Basilica in the background

Turist in Venice


View of Grand Canal from the Rialto Bridge

Inside the St. Mark Basilica - the golden mosaic ceiling

Me at on of the small canals

House in Venice