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For our second day in Venice, we decided to by-pass the heavy
tourist areas and venture around the S. Croce and Dorsoduro
areas of Venice.
Our first stop was head out toward the Commercial Port (Porto
Commerciale-Sezione di Marittima) to see where the Costa
Victoria would be moored. We wanted to see if it would
be walkable with our luggage. Walkable? Yes.
Handling a bunch of heavy luggage? It would have been very
difficult for us. If you're in your 20's and in great
shape. It should be no problem.
We then headed back to the Piazzale Roma to start our
"wonderings". Many travel books suggest just wondering
around and "getting lost". We planned to do just that
BUT we carried some maps with us. We never really got
lost. We always knew "about" where we were at, at all
times. The 2 maps we used in concert were:
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An Italian
map titled - Venezia
Written in Italian but it is very
clear with all the main landmarks
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MapEasy's Guidemap to Venice
We followed some of the
restaurant suggestions on the
map and it is easy to follow.
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We had several other maps. What you will find is a
variety of naming conventions. I don't think there is one
definitive map of Venice. So it is a good idea to have a
few that you can cross-reference.
By the Piazzale Roma, we did find a supermarket.
Actually it has several store fronts all linked together
inside. If you need to buy toiletries or some groceries,
this is where you can go. Walk along the Grand Canal of
the Piazzale heading in the direction of Northwest.
Grand Canal on your right, storefronts on your left. You
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From the Piazzale Roma we
headed to the corner where the Giardino Papadopoli was
across a canal and then headed south into the western
portion of S. Croce.
After stopping for a gelato, we continued heading south. |
Giardino Papadopoli |
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We saw
this unique 4-sided bridge along the way. |
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Website for Ca' Rezzonico
http://carezzonico.visitmuve.it/
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The rest of the photos from our
Venice visit are on the following pages:
- October 21, 2005
- October 23, 2005
- October 31, 2005 |
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