Been a good time so far, even without much of an Internet connection. Currently hacking out a few lines in a hotel lobby where it has WIFI access. Chum brought his laptop.
Landed in Venice - very impressive from the air. Got to hotel, stayed the night, hit the jolly sights of Venice the day after. Things to see - pretty much everything. Things to avoid - piss alley.
It's a warren of small alleys, dead ends, and tourist traps. It's also a very good living example of entropy - the place is steadily decaying and you can see where they've yet to work on it, and where they are working.
Gelatto - thumbs up on that one.
Yesterday we headed to Verona, and we hit one of the pleasure parks in the afternoon. Good laugh, even if a chum's phrase book got soaked in the process. I'd managed to sweat through my backpack onto his overall guide book when in Italy - that's embarrassing.
Got to a Medieval Times show last night. "Don't throw things", they said, providing you with heavy plates at the time...
Today, we're going to try for Gardaland (another theme park and the biggest in Italy), having only just realised it's now Saturday and it's going to be packed.
Fun so far. Most people speak English. Am content, but the waistline is going to hate me when I get back.
Rapscallion
Landed in Venice - very impressive from the air. Got to hotel, stayed the night, hit the jolly sights of Venice the day after. Things to see - pretty much everything. Things to avoid - piss alley.
It's a warren of small alleys, dead ends, and tourist traps. It's also a very good living example of entropy - the place is steadily decaying and you can see where they've yet to work on it, and where they are working.
Gelatto - thumbs up on that one.
Yesterday we headed to Verona, and we hit one of the pleasure parks in the afternoon. Good laugh, even if a chum's phrase book got soaked in the process. I'd managed to sweat through my backpack onto his overall guide book when in Italy - that's embarrassing.
Got to a Medieval Times show last night. "Don't throw things", they said, providing you with heavy plates at the time...
Today, we're going to try for Gardaland (another theme park and the biggest in Italy), having only just realised it's now Saturday and it's going to be packed.
Fun so far. Most people speak English. Am content, but the waistline is going to hate me when I get back.
Rapscallion
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