VENICE – saints and sinners Monday – at the end of the previous post we had devoured most of that incredible lunch and found ourselves waddling back to Piazza San Marco. We have a booked time to enter the Basilica but on our…
2011 Europe by Rail – Day 12 Part 1
VENICE – canals & dougs Monday – we are woken from our slumber by chimes and a very nice voice saying ‘Good morning ladies and gentlemen – we hope you had a pleasant sleep. We will shortly be arriving in Venice’. What a…
2011 Europe by Rail – Day 11
PRAGUE to VENICE – on the trail of the Saints Sunday – as we do not have to commence our train saga until early this afternoon we get a chance to sleep in and relax which includes enjoying our delivered brekkie of fresh rolls etc etc etc. We…
2011 Europe by Rail – Day 10 Part 2
PRAGUE – a relaxing afternoon Saturday – we have had a good look at the Powder Gate, still have not decided about climbing the stairs to the top and now we are deciding where we will go for lunch. Looking around there…
2011 Europe by Rail – Day 10 Part 1
PRAGUE – time is on our side Saturday – even though yesterday was a huge day I awake refreshed and ready to tackle another day of sightseeing. We have our ‘delivered to your door’ breakfast of freshly baked rolls and pastries arriving…