European travel notes of seven backpack single 7-Italy Venice

Venice believe every travel lovers dream getaway. This is located in the North-Eastern Italy lagoon city deep in the Asia-Delhi-sea Harbour, almost entirely in into the seabed of oak piles with impermeable stone building. It and the land from a two kilometers of dike, car and train via long beach from Venice and Mestre from land-based City (Mestro). Natural harbour perimeter coral atoll, stormy waves cannot undermine the quiet atmosphere here. From geography perspective, the harbour is a typical "lagoon", one day coral reefs grow will be completely closed, the harbor at Venice would be a salt water inland lakes, slowly due to river water injection desalination, becomes freshwater inland lake, just like our Lake.

The original inhabitants of the land of Venice is to avoid war and to build up, after a long development, Venice in about the eighth century to become a powerful City-State.

Then armed convoy of Venice has dominated the Eastern Mediterranean, the Palm took great wealth. Up to now, the former land of refuge became Princes Regal holiday pastime of expensive. Venice Hong Kong Park in the Middle East, United States, billionaire's yacht, decent little House also mostly their villas, a year in only two or three weeks master will come to Venice for a holiday, the other time the House was empty and closed. Venice local people usually can't afford the House in the city, while the House on the shore of Mestre, take the boat to Venice on a daily basis, to the evening ride ship home.

Visit Venice's first program is by boat (water bus line) tour of the Grand Canal.

Grand Canal inverted s type, there are four bridge, from the northwestern railway station to the Southeast end of Saint Mark's square, along the way is fierce, Gothic, Renaissance-style buildings of all kinds of ornamental stones. Landing at Saint Marc Square, should go to Saint Marc Church, next to the House, bemoaned the bridge and straw bridge. Saint Marc square entrance there is a sign of the city of Venice-winged Lion sculpture, square, dancing in the pigeon thousands up even the sight line is obstructed. St. Mark Church of mosaic murals worth slowly admire, there are only a view of Venice. Check out here, like shopping friends can follow square on the northeast side of the street all the way to exquisite inwards Otto bridge (in the middle of the Grand Canal, is a cover of white stone bridge) walked, designer clothes, souvenirs, carnival masks and other gadgets. Along the way even though nothing to buy, you can also enjoy this in the alley of the beautiful city of water. Small fluctuations, flow depth bi, along the sill were filled with seasonal flowers, many of the better pictures. Sometimes the street in front of a turn, a towering Church Bell Tower, then walk or go in with joy. Venice and small bridges, believe that such a day to go down, you came back to friends, put the old timers: "I walked across the bridge over the road than you. ”

This one-day tour of the city should be sufficient, the second day, may wish to take a boat to the lagoon in a spin.

Glass Island El Serrano and Lai holiday island is a must to go to. The former in the Northeast city of Wales, half an hour by boat. The glass museum on the island is a real eye-opener, but I couldn't find on-site operation of the glass factory. The latter in the southeast of the city, from Granville St. Mark's square, you can look into. The island has excellent beaches and diving facilities. This island is the only way to see the car, you can take a bus tour around the island. The island has a wide streets and bustling shopping street, the neighborhood built by tidy. The entire island of greening up good, has since come to Italy after the modernization of old defeats. Lagoon in many small island, the scenery and the quiet visitors, time enough to like I do spend a day, to the island in search of better visit to Cuba, enjoy the sea breeze on the boat, spend leisurely relaxed day. Just one day ahead of time prepares lunch, Venice there is a kind of shrimp sandwich General bakeries have sold that taste good.

Transport in Venice is naturally on water bus, without tickets, without the right to vote on board please note replacement ticket immediately on the waiter (slightly expensive to buy than shore), otherwise caught free riders will punish you.

The best way is to purchase a 1 or 3 ticket, all lines, including kitarewatari Island bus can take. Age 26 years of age who can do a Zhang Wei Municipal Tourism Bureau's "Rolling Venice Pass", with this ticket you can enjoy the discount. For locations in the train station River article alley, hard to find, in the train station and tourist information Office, ask the address. Do a "Pass" need photos, passports and certain fees (3 or 5 000 lira, remember), but to buy a ticket to steady earned, not including museums and churches tickets discount (not all have a discount). Hotel discount is a gimmick, "PASS" on the discounted prices fit and fully get it.

In Venice, not by the Poles, it is a pity, but packet boat is too expensive, one hour 8-9 miles, if we really can't afford.

What to teach you a trick: in St. Mark's square, travel across the Poles, ferry boats, once just 1800 lira, crossing time there is a 10 minutes. Because of the Grand Canal is only four bridge, ferry boat is to facilitate cross the river by locals, is not generally known to tourists. Other locations also have ferry point, but is more difficult to find, because both sides of the Canal is housing directly, there is no sidewalk along the River (River is equivalent to the street). It is only through the vertical alley and river to reach the River. Sometimes the water bus the position, after the disembarkation in the alley a go you can't walk distance.

In Venice tourist residential care arrangements also needed, as the city of water and harder, hotel small and expensive, don't expect no scheduled also can find cheap affordable hotel.

Tourist information Office recommended are more than 5 miles, room, analysis of other people's experience I suspect the Advisory Department also earn a rebate. I did look at a hotel, come to go to the address found in Mestre City column. At that time, the day was very late, but only in a hostel to station curled up. Not only uncomfortable, there is a certain risk. Because the European rail system are generally from midnight to five a.m. not departure nor to stop the car, the train station is in the closed shape-State. So tramp, alcoholics and hooligan hooligan generation in the middle of the night in the station Hall. I see case No, slipped into the platform from the window up to a car parked trains, where do all night.

Venice has two grand festival, spring Carnival (good year) and the first Sunday of September rowing competition.

Want to have the opportunity at that time and then went to Venice.