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Buses, taxis & gondolas, part 3
This is the last of five posts on the Grand Canal in Venice and water transport, and it is about the gondola and water taxis. Click for Part 3 and Part 4 of the Grand Canal series. For centuries the gondola was the chief means of transportation and most common vessel within Venice. There are just over four

Buses, taxis & gondolas, part 2
This is Part 4 of a five-part series about the Grand Canal in Venice and the various types of vessels that we saw on the canals, beside buses, taxis and gondolas. Part 3 of the Grand Canal series is here. Music from Venice As the canals are the main thoroughfares for the city, most if not

Buses, taxis & gondolas, part 1
This is part 3 of a series of 5 posts about the Grand Canal of Venice (Venezia). The city is made up of 118 islands and 150 canals. It is home to over 400 bridges and the only way to travel in this city is either on foot or by boat. Click here and here

Arts & Foods, Milano – part 4
This is the last of our 4-part mega blogpost about the exhibition – Arts & Foods. Rituals since 1851 at the Palazzo di Triennale … On the day, we were a bit of short of time because of our train for Venice in the afternoon. So we rushed through the museum. This was a far cry from the crush






































