Archive for: May 2007

May 9, 2007

A evening in Rome – Christmas in Europe

Filed under: Christmas in Europe 2006 - 09 May 2007

Tired as we were, we decided we weren’t going to miss out on a dinner at our favorite restaurant in Campo dei Fiori, the Carbonara.  The walk to the bus terminus at Termini Station was quite a hike …

May 8, 2007

Venice to Rome – Christmas in Europe

Filed under: Christmas in Europe 2006 - 08 May 2007

This morning we bade farewell to Venetia as we took one more ride on the Grand Canal to Maestre. We boarded our coach at 9.00 a.m. however road closures along the way caused huge delays and we finally …

May 6, 2007

Eating out in Venice – Christmas in Europe

Filed under: Christmas in Europe 2006 - 06 May 2007

Having done a whole lot of research into restaurants that are open during the winter season, we forgot to bring this information with us!  We stopped at St Mark’s Square to check out the restaurants there, however the …

May 5, 2007

Venice – Christmas in Europe

Filed under: Christmas in Europe 2006 - 05 May 2007

Our hotel, the Hotel Sant’Elena is named after the island of St. Elena.  The hotel is a little distance away from St. Mark’s Square, however there is no problems going in and out as it is on the …

May 1, 2007

Innsbruck to Verona – Christmas in Europe

Filed under: Christmas in Europe 2006 - 01 May 2007

After Wilten Basilica, we hit the road again and this morning we were headed to Verona to visit Juliet’s balcony. We’ve been here previously when it was quieter and Tony was able to dash up to the …

Verona to Venice – Christmas in Europe

Filed under: Christmas in Europe 2006 - 01 May 2007

The luck that we were supposed to have been bestowed by Juliet did not help us with the traffic to Maestre.  We sat in traffic for almost an hour in the peak hour traffic.  It was great when …

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