Thursday 5 August 2010

Let the pictures tell the story for Venice, Iltaly - Day 1

Bought this in the airport...
Was in a rush though...
Thought I will regret :P
But! I didn't!
I love it!!!

In the air...
Reaching soon!!!


11pm! GMT+1
We arrived on time!
The bus from Treviso airport to Venice is just right in front of the exit waiting for us...
We were wondering... Should we over night in the airport and take the next day earliest bus to Venice at 7am or go to Venice now and walk around Venice to see its night view...
We chosen the second option :p
The bus called AVTO and it costs only 5pound for single and 9pound for return! The machines are all in Italian though! But there is a board beside for a step to step english instruction :) The bus runs accordingly to all the flights schedule...
So you don't have to worry if your flight got delay :)

P/S: those who planning to take ryanair.. It is a must to make sure that your hand luggage is under the ryanair acceptable size... Because they are really getting stricter.. Today.. All the passenger have to measure their hand luggage before we go on board...

It will be the best if you could learn few of the useful italian before come to Venice... Because most of them don't talk English..

Reached Venice!!! It only took 45min to reach Venice from Treviso :)
Wao.... Venice is really really nice... Specially at night...
Very romantic... I'm glad that I'm here with my love one:)
We didn't book hotel for tonight.. Cause it doesn't seem worth to check in at midnight... We planning to walk around and see the night view of Venice:) good decision!!!
Very relaxing... Very beautiful... Peace and calm...
Sat here and just had a sandwich... Nice feeling...
Well.. Starting to miss Ruby also... Ruby.. If u were here... I'm sure u will keep snatching your camera... Its really beautiful here..... Every where is worth to snap a picture...

Reached in Midnight!
And....
It is sooooo soooo sooo beautiful....
Venice....
Romantic place....
Best for couple...

Its 1am now... Wonder when is the sun rise?
Eddie is planning the schedule for tomorrow..
First thing is to go to the Rialto Market early in the morning n then will visit Ponte Di Rialto bridge as well.. This bridge divide the city into two..St Polo(where we are not at) and St Marco (where we gonna stay) :)
Next will be Campo San Polo, which has the square of St Polo.... and the church of San Polo :)
And we gonna have our lunch in Al Muro...which Eddie has read the review from guardian saying that they serve delicious local food...
So on So on...

Hahaha....
What it means?
Hahaha....
Basically... both way can reach Rialto Market :P

Early morning...
6am....
See....
So lively....
I am so addicted to Venice...

Again....
It was like in the heaven....
no exaggerating..

Beautiful....

8am....
........

Hey hey:) hahaha... We are now having Prosecco in Al Muro!! According to the genius Eddie.... It is a must to try the Prosecco in Italy... It is their local sparkling wine wor... Initially we thought Al Muro is a market.. But.. It is actually a shop! A very local shop :p it is really relaxing here... Have a glass of Prisecci and their locaL snacks here is so like in heaven!!! I love it!! But.. I tried a glass of their local sparkling wine.. Yi... Doesn't taste nice... It is red in colour and everyone here is having it...:p the restaurant is just around the Rialto Market :)

Found Al Muro....
It is actually a shop.... :P
Thought it is a market tim :P

See the dog!!
Sun tanning!
Cute!!

Finished order!
Can't wait!!!

Thought it would be nice :)

But... it wasn't nice at all....
Bitter...

The local snack :)
Yummy :)

First Bunch not enough :P
Ordered somemore :P

Eddie with his prosseco :)

It is really worth to visit Rialto market! they sell Seafood and fruits here!!! Wao!!! The fruits here is really HUGE!! and the colour is really nice!!! I took some picture! and I didn't edit it at all!! The colour really look exactly like how you see in the picture!!!! Amazing right!!!

See!!!
So many different berries!!!
fortunately I don't like berry....
if not...
Gonna start spending again...

Fruits stall!
See the size and the colour!!!
Look absolutely juicy!!

Huge pepper!

See the colour of the tomatoes!

Bought this...
Super huge peach!
Very juisy!!!



Bought this as well
Juicy as well!!!

First time see passion fruit!!
Didnt know it is passion fruit until Eddie told me!

See the left hand side second one!!!
Weird looking strawberry in Venice!

Strawberry!!!!

Not sure what is this...
Costly though!



Souvenir time!!

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

ok... now seafood turns!

Wonder why... Orange colour?
Cooked? Shouldn't be...

Wah.....

Squids in Venice is superb!!


Scallops are still fresh inside their shell...




Octopus!! Had this in Barcelona!

Things here are really nice!! Specially their souvenir! Just half a day gone and I almost spend 20 euro on souvenir! Many people claimed that things are expensive here.. But I don't feel so.. But the price does go up whenever u walk further to the city centra or St Marco... The postcard we saw when we arrive was only 40cents each.. An ice cream is only 99cents each but now we are almost reached San Marco... The same postcard is selling here at 55cents each!!!!

Oh ya.. I won't recommend visitor to overnight on the street.. Cause we did that yesterday and it wasn't nice at all.. True.. It was nice in the beginning... But when we starting to look for toilet and the weather getting cold.. The is not shade for us at all... Venice's toilet is so so so limited... couldn't easily find one...

So far...Weather in the morning and early afternoon are nice:) I enjoyed it:) remember to fully charge your camera!! U will take lots of pictures for sure!!!

Venice.... Venice....

Ruby! Eddie's skill got improve right?

hahaha... of course la... being well trained by Jocelyn :)

So beautiful la Venice...
Can't stop thinking Venice...

I will be back... Venice...

Guess what!
That's the Gondola!!
And Guess what again...
The you in the picture is just to bring people to cross over the river
in order to go to the market located over another side!

In the Afternoon....

Heavenly nice...

Left is St Marco area
and right is St Polo area

Quite scary....



See how they pass the stock!!!

My baby Eddie and me :)

There's lots of shops selling beautiful bakery here! Croissants are everywhere! Tried in two shop! It was fabulous!!!

No idea why the pic can't rotate...:P

Finally reached hotel and waiting for check in at 2pm! The weather is so so so so hot!!!!! So so so many people in San Marco!! So crowded here!!! Started to get headache!!!

Our classy hotel!!!

Comfortable toilet :)
Unfortunately no bathtub :(

No idea why there is another bed,
another tv
another cupboard in our room...
we got no maid also... :P

Got fridge somemore :)

Was planning to take a nap for just 2 to 3 hours.... Guess what!!! We overslept till 10pm!!!! 10pm!!! Both of us jump up!!! and was like... WTF!!! 10pm!!! wasted our time... but glad that we have a very good quality rest though...

Faster get ready and go for dinner and continue to explore Venice again in the night!

We read online about where to eat in Venice... hahaha... something funny but worth knowing to share! It is absolutely true!!!

Yellow flag - If there is someone stand outside of the restaurant and promoting the menu and asking you to go in....

Yellow flay - If their menu is translated into many languages

Yellow flag - If it located right in the tourist places...

Red Flag - If most of the customers are tourists!

Hahaha.... very true!!!

So... we find the restaurant according to the rules above :)
Yeah!!!
We found a really local restaurant!!

Nice environment!!
Good music!!

Nice food!!!
My pasta very doink doink :)

Eddie's pizza very cheesy!!
We enjoyed it :)

Eddie bought a travel guide from WH Smith!
What a good thought :) Clap Clap!
Busy reading :P

A must to try their Tiramisu (Pick me up) !!

Went for a walk after a wonderful dinner :)

Night view in Venice....
@Ponte Di Rialto


@ St Mark square
nice right :)
Our hotel is just few minutes from here :)

Haha... poser :P

***THE BRIDGE OF SIGN***



The bridge of Sigh...
Another famous bridge
The left hand side was actually a Palace...
but the right was a prison...
So, the bridge is to walk across between both building
There are 2 path inside the bridge...
One is to walk towards the prison from the palace
and another is from the prison to the palace...
I visited there...
It wasn't nice at all to walk towards the prison...
I felt soooo uncomfortable...
Basically I don't like to visit prison... even though it has no longer a prison any more...

Oh ya! Woo told me :)
If a couple cross under the bridge....
and if they kiss under the bridge :)
Their love will be forever :P

*** End of Day 1 ***

Thanks my bb for bring me around...
Telling me all the interesting story :) and useful information :)
It made our trip more interesting <3>

I'm touched by all the things that you did....
You fulfilled my dream...
Give me whatever I want...
Give me a fairytale trip...
Telling me that I deserve it :)
I'm happy :)
Feeling lucky being loved by you...
bb...
Thanks for being my bb :)
I....
Love you .....
DEEPLY....




2 comments:

Angel said...

WoW!! Wow!! WoW!After seeing your pictures make me wanna to go Italy even more!! I was suppose to go in May but my friend pull out :( Hopefully I will have chance to go there ....

scattered mind.... said...

jocelyn... You are really lucky!!!! Very happy for you!!! And i am happy that you are finally having what you dreamed for!!!! Really happy!!! Hehehhe... I wonder how fulfilled you must feel!! :D.... Cherish every minute of it :)...