Water Water Every where Water !!!!

Venice is a beautiful and romantic place in Italy, There are lots of possible options to reach it, But as i went from Stuttgart Germany, i will let u know how to travel to Venice from Germany and what all places you can see there !!!

If you are going from Germany, Then Ikarus travels is the only option you got, you can check the ikarus website to see when are the trips to Venice scheduled and at what time!!
Click on this link and you can get more details of it
http://www.ikarus-reisen.de/index.asp?p=156&LascheNr=4#tripbox.

The bus starts from Vaihingen bus stop , S-1 train (Refer the Stuttgart train map which i have uploaded in my previous blogs) and reach there by 8.45pm. The ideal time we would be reaching Venice is 7.00AM, the stopping is called "Tronchetto" on Saturday morning.As usual carry stuffs like toothpaste, small soaps etc with you, which will be very handy.

Venice is place you can roam only in Water, So be prepared for it.. Lets Go now !!!

If you plan for just 1 day visit to Venice, then follow my plans or if you are planning to have a couple of days stay or more then take your own time and have nice time in each and every places...

Take a one day ticket at the ticket counter (which is just a road cross from WC).

It costs around 12€ and is valid for 24 hrs for all water boat travels. Take the first water boat "DM" (diretto Murano) at 8:10 AM from Tronchetto and you will reach "Murano Colonna" stop at around 8:45 AM. Murano is famous for Glass factories and you have lot of them which offer "free visits”. You can see how a glass showpiece (article) is made and can do some shopping. The factories open around 9:00AM and it will take 5-10 minutes walk from Murano stop. Spend 1-2 hours here.

Next journey is towards "Burano" where in you have the famous lays factories. For the same take LN (Laguna Nord) boat from 'Murano Faro' (it is next stop of Murano Colonna and is walk able).The frequency of boats are quite good. It takes about 1/2 an hour to reach there.

Attractions: Colorful masks, lace (embroidery) factories /shops, identical houses of different colors, church. Spend around 1-2 hours here. (Pizza's here cost 2€ per piece and its good and very tasty as well)

The next journey is towards the famous St.Marco Square. For the same take boat to St.Marco square. The boat leaves every 1 hour from Burano to St.Marco square and it is at every 0.30 .ie. 12.30, 1.30, 2.30…

Here you can take the famous Gondola Ride through the narrow canals of Venice. (Gondole - the traditional boats of Venice.. They are usually for couples. But are also available for a group of 6. The oarsman sings traditional Italian folksongs throughout, and take you through the narrow lanes of Venice) But they are expensive and costs 80€ for 6 persons. Also not every oarsman sings Italian Folk Songs.

Next take a boat from St. Marks square to Lido. (Every 10 minutes there is a boat to Lido). The beach is approx 20 minutes walk from the port. Can spend about an hour here.

Take boat back to St. Marks Square.

Take the water boat no 82 or any boat that goes to Tronchetto at around 6:45 PM so that you reach back at 7:15 PM. Every 10 minutes there is a boat to Tronchetto from St.Marco. The bus starts back at 8:00PM and you should be there by 7:45 near the bus.[you have 1/2 an hour to have dinner here]

The ideal time that you would reach Stuttgart is around 6:30 - 7:00 AM on Sunday morning. Relax for the day and continue your routine ;-) As i always suggest its good practice to carry some snacks items and water bottles with you always, Specifically if you are just planning for one day then you shouldn't be wasting too much of time visiting hotels..

In Venice the best option for food is "Pizza", Italy's Pizza are world famous and you can find it st Mark square and other similar places.

T-Shirts and Masks are also famous in Venice, but its little costly and not much affordable ! Best time to visit is between May to September.I went to Venice with my Colleagues there, and when we reached there we got some new friends.. We met with a Indian Doctor who joined with us and spend the whole day with us.. It was ever green moments...


I am uploading the photos which we took there... See How Venice is !!

http://picasaweb.google.co.in/shafathhusain/Venice_Italy#

Beautiful isn't !!

Ok in my next blog i will take you to Salzburg, A beautiful place in Austria !!!