Travel Pics Theme: I for Italy

The theme for our ‪‎travel pics this week (and a bit) is I, for Italy.   Ah, St Mark’s, the home of the 18-dollar coffee 🙂 In St Mark’s Square, Venice, there are a series of cafes. If you go inside and order a coffee at the bar it will cost you around a €1…

Travel Pics Theme: I for Italy

The theme for our ‪‎travel pics this week (and a bit) is I, for Italy. They say that there are only two things in life that are guaranteed: death, and taxes. But to that, I would add ‘traffic jams’. Even (or perhaps especially) on the water, when you get differing transport options sharing the same…

Travel Pics Theme: I for Italy

The theme for our ‪‎travel pics this week (and a bit) is I, for Italy. Venice is not just about gondola rides. It’s also about magnificent glass, and centuries of art – and about masks. The mask is synonymous with Venice, and the Carnival of Venice – which dates back around 950 years. When we were…

Travel Pics Theme: I for Italy

The theme for our ‪‎travel pics this week (and a bit) is I, for Italy. We can’t be certain that is picture is from Italy – it’s possible that we were still over France at this stage – but I don’t believe so. Other photos that we took a few minutes earlier show us passing what…

Travel Pics Theme: I for Italy

The theme for our ‪‎travel pics this week (and a bit) is I, for Italy. When you go to Venice, you simply have to take a Gondola ride. Yes, it’s cheesy. Yes, it’s cliched, Yes, it is only for tourists. But you still have to take a ride – because, well, it’s Venice, dammit! 🙂…