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June 26, Venice Day 6
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We meet Darrel and Nora for a final brekky together. Their airport vapo leaves our local dock-stop at 9:15 so, sadly, hugs and kisses all around but, by the time Cynthia and I get to the dock to begin our… Continue reading
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June 25, Venice Day 5
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We’re back on a SLSG tour today, meeting our guide to the Doge’s Palace on St. Marks Square in the garden, where we seek shade from the 90 degree, 80 percent humidity. Our group becomes 12 people and none of… Continue reading
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June 24, Venice Day 4
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It’s a divide and conquer day: Darrel and I board a few vapos to wander in the St. Michele island cemetery while Nora and Cynthia walkabout the city with shopping tentatively in mind. The cemetery: Sprawling, dozens of sections separated… Continue reading
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June 23, Venice Day 3
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After a lovely breakfast together, we vapo to St. Tomas church and meet Michael who takes us into the private home of the Pisani Moretta noble family. BIG house. First floor was used as a warehouse for the family’s traded… Continue reading
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June 22, Venice Day 2
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We wake and find that the U.S. Congress has acted on a Trump Executive Order requiring all overseas US citizens to undergo DNA tests before they can return to the loosely affiliated states of Donald. Just kidding. But … We… Continue reading
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June 21, Dolomites – Venice
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Sadly, we brekky together and leave Ortisei, which we understand from vague news reports may now be renamed Ortrumpei by an act of Congress. We pay up, load the car, and drive to Bolzano to see Otsi the Iceman. We… Continue reading
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