Tag Archives: Italy

Burano Island, Venice, Italy

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Ron

Tonight we traveled to Burano Island for a fish dinner. One of the interesting features of Burano Island is the colorful nature of the homes. Each is a different color.

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Venice, Italy – canals, gondolas and a lot more

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Ron

Today we started the day with a visit to a glass blowing factory on Murano Island. Then it was off to St. Mark’s Square on the main island.

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Murano Island, Venice, Italy

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Ron

Murano Island & Glassblowing in Italy We started the morning off with a boat trip to Murano Island to watch a glassblowing demonstration. After the glassblowing demonstration, other members of the tour group took a look at the various blown … Continue reading →

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First stop – Como, Italy

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Ron

Como, Italy Como is located in northern Italy on the shores of Lake Como. Lake Como is Italy’s third largest lake and although totally in Italy, is located very close to the Swiss border.

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On the ground again – Malpensa Airport (Milan, Italy) to Como, Italy

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Ron

Our flight from Canada to Italy via Swiss Air had been relatively uneventful but, as is usual, I was still happy to have my feet back on the ground with luggage in hand and legally into Italy with the blessing … Continue reading →

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Visiting Italy – the flight

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Ron

We flew from Ottawa into Montreal and then transferred to Swiss Air Airbus A330-300 for the flight to Zurich. Weather conditions were fine most of the way so we had a smooth flight. We had seats on the starboard side … Continue reading →

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Verona Italy

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Graeme

Welcome To Verona! A city by any other name would still be the setting for which Romeo and Juliet was based. We rolled into this small but tourist crowed Italian town on a cloudy day, fortunately staving off rain for … Continue reading →

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