There are many elements that should have caught my attention here, but I was fixated on the bronze doors which were one of two reasons I came here.
Category: Travels in Italy
Three Days in Florence (Day 1.5) – The Director’s Cut
Marie compares the train station in Venice to the one in Hogwart’s...
Three Days in Venice (Day 3) – The Director’s Cut
The Basilica houses nearly 2 acres of mosaic, much of it gold leafed glass tile, dating to the 13th century. The floor is nearly as incredible as the ceiling...
Three Days in Venice (Day 2) – The Director’s Cut
The day starts at sunrise with blood oranges and croissants, and my first Italian expresso. I would spend several hours later that evening "Lost in Venice."
Three Days in Venice (Day One) – The Director’s Cut
My introduction to Europe was Venice during Carnival in 2009. (This extended journal was updated in February 2021).