My husband and I were in Venice the first week of May, 2002. The weather was lovely, in general, with a bit of a drizzling rain for a few hours on a few days. The churches and museums were all open, as were the shops, of course :)
However, I caught the most HIDEOUS cold that stuck with me for the next two weeks through Vienna and Prague... and I sneezed so hard the first day in Prague that I threw my back out for the the rest of the trip and spent a week staring at the ceiling of the apartment we'd rented.
I mention this misery for a reason. For gods' sakes, bring DayQuil and NyQuil. I looked in vain for decent cold medicine in three countries with no luck at all. Didn't help that I had trouble reading recommended dosages in Czech.
Venice is a beautiful walking city. Have a wonderful trip!
I have found western Europe to have excellent Pharmacies. I ask the person in charge for something to fix my problem. Many items that are much stronger are available in Europe. Although DayQuil and NyWuil may not be available(Europeans are not as suseptable to advertising), I found Delsym in Bologna, and it is very good.
My wife and I spent part of our honeymoon in Venice during the third week of March 2003. It was a wonderful experience. The temperature was just starting to warm up (mostly in the 50's IIRC), but very damp. We didn't see any rain while we were there.
Our hotel was right on Piazza San Marco. What we noticed was that most of the restaurants around Saint Mark's are for tourists. There's even a McDonald's there if you're craving a cheeseburger.
Harry's Bar is just off the Piazza San Marco vaporetto stop. They invented the Bellini cocktail. It's a wonderful concoction of peach puree and prosecco. While it sounds harmless, one of these drinks will set you back about 16 Euro. Makes the drink prices in Manhattan seem affordable.
While there be sure to check out Vino Vino!
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It's a wine bar attached to the restaurant Antico Martini. Vino Vino serves cheap, but very good food for lunch and dinner with lots of wines by the glass or bottle. I have fond memories of savoring a pork hock with a glass of Barolo for around 12 Euro. The price can't be beat.
You can get there by traveling west from Saint Mark's, over the bridge. If memory serves me correctly, there's a Tod's shoe store on the left. The next right has may have a sign on the ground that point towards Antico Martini. Vino Vino should be on the left just up about
200 feet.
Hope you have a good time.
-jim
btw: If you're into modern art, just on the Grand Canal is a Guggenheim museum. It was Peggy Guggenheim's house where she collected some wonderful art from the 20th Century. The collection includes a few Jackson Pollocks, a few Picasso's and some other fantastic pieces.
] ] >However, I caught the most HIDEOUS cold that stuck with me for the ] >next two weeks through Vienna and Prague... and I sneezed so hard the ] >first day in Prague that I threw my back out for the the rest of the ] >trip and spent a week staring at the ceiling of the apartment we'd ] >rented. ] >
] >I mention this misery for a reason. For gods' sakes, bring DayQuil ] >and NyQuil. I looked in vain for decent cold medicine in three ] >countries with no luck at all. Didn't help that I had trouble reading ] >recommended dosages in Czech. ] ] ] I have found western Europe to have excellent Pharmacies. I ask the ] person in charge for something to fix my problem. Many items that are ] much stronger are available in Europe. Although DayQuil and NyWuil ] may not be available(Europeans are not as suseptable to advertising), ] I found Delsym in Bologna, and it is very good.
Certainly both Actifed and Pseudifed are widely available in europe. IIRC this isn't much different from dayquil.
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