Basel day 1

There was still snow in Basel went we got first there. So the first thing we did when we got up in the morning was to go to the park up the road, to play into snow. Then we caught the tram to the town hall and to the main shopping street. Then we spend the day shopping, eating at a lovely cafe, walking around the Christmas market and watching the river.

Venice day 4

Today is our last full day in Venice. We went to the Jewish ghetto a tiny island of houses. Then we went and got a three course lunch a local restaurant.

We walked to the park after that. It was weird to be in such an open space after being in such small spaces for the last 4 days.

Then we go the vaporetto (ferry) to St. Mark square. In the square we went to the Doge's palace. The Doges was title of the leader of Venice. This palace was filled with room after room of golden and painted walls and ceilings. The largest of all their rooms is one of the largest rooms in Europe.

Then we walked back to the dysfunctional hostel for the last time.

Venice day 3

Today it seemed like we did a lot even though when you write it down it does not seem like much. We went to a museum called Fortuny is was supposed to have lots of fabric but we only saw a very scary red room that looked like a painting but when you tried to touch it you found out it wasn't a painting but a hole in to a red room. It was scary.

Then we took the trachetto across the river. The trachetto looked like a retired gondola and when you got into it you had to face the riverbank. Then the two people rowing the boat would turn the boat around and row to the other side of the canal. It was weird standing up in a boat because it had been drilled into me to not stand up in a boat.

Then when we got to the other side of the river dad went to an art galley while me, coco and mum went to go ice skating. When we got to the ice skating rink it said it was closed until 3 so we walked around and found an exhibition on the Italian postal service and it was surprisingly interesting. There we some no-touch screen which worked like a touch screen but you could have your hand a few centimetres away it would still work.

Then coco went ice skating then we went home.

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Venice day 2

When we woke up this morning there was snow on the roof tops. Then we ate breakfast and set out to a galley called Peggy Guggenheim. This is a contemporary art galley and is located on the grande canal. Today also me and my mum decided that the theme of the da for taking photos was fur coat and hat, is also included dogs, so we took lots of photos of these.

Venice day 1

We took the train from Roma to Venezia. Going on the train is lot better than going on plane. We had more leg room. We were also in first class so got a free drink when we first got on.

When we first got to Venice we took the ferry to the Rialto bridge and walked to our hostel from there. The hostel is empty and being renovated.

After getting settle we went Saint Marco square and just walked about trying to get our bearings. Which did not work because the following day we got lost near there.

Rome day 3

On the last full day of Rome we went to a massive fountain and to other sites, such as the Parthenon.

Rome day 2

Today we went to the Vatican City. It is a country that has 44 hectares of land and have a population of 836 much to my surprise I thought it would just be a few. We saw some great painting and so many extravagant ceilings my neck hurt afterward. I have visited the Vatican City before, 12 years ago when I was 3 year old. So we made sure to take photo where we had done 12 year before to show how I have grown. We also went to the Vatican museum where we saw some Pope mobiles and paintings.