| Where does one begin to start when discussing Italy. | | | | accurate. Piazza San Marco looks exactly the same, |
| Well, if you intend to travel there, Rome and Venice | | | | birds and all. The Grande Canal is, well, a grand canal |
| are good places to start. | | | | with incredible houses lining it and boats putting up |
| Rome | | | | down this water way. Built on mudflats in a lagoon, the |
| Perhaps you've heard of it? It goes without saying that | | | | city doesn't really have much room to grow. It just |
| Rome has a rather prominent past. Lets see, in Rome | | | | seems paralyzed in time. |
| you will find...[deep breath]...the Vatican, Coliseum, | | | | Once you've conquered the tourist attractions, it will be |
| Pantheon, Piazza Navona, Church of Saint Agnese, | | | | time to get serious about Venice. The best way to do |
| Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps and a guy name | | | | this is stand in front of your hotel or hostel, determine |
| Allassandro. Just making sure you're paying attention. | | | | which direction the tourist attractions lie and start |
| Indeed, Rome is filthy with historically significant | | | | walking in the opposite direction. While you may feel |
| attractions. It seems you can't turn around without | | | | like you're driving the wrong way on a freeway for a |
| bumping into something an Emperor built, captured or | | | | few minutes, you'll eventually start getting into real |
| destroyed. For those willing to risk potential wrath, | | | | Venice. |
| there are also the new Divinci Code tours, which take | | | | An entirely different side of Venice will appear and |
| you to the locations found in the book. | | | | you'll love it. You'll find little cafes with locals happy to |
| In all serious, Rome is a city you should visit at least | | | | talk to you [and non-tourist prices]. In fact, the |
| once in your life. No article could ever do it justice, so I'll | | | | Venetians will tend to hold you in high regard since |
| just stop here. | | | | you're a tourist who is bypassing the tourist areas. This, |
| Venice | | | | of course, will logically lead to a whirl of introductions to |
| I fondly refer to Venice as the floating city even | | | | this nephew, that son of a brother and so on. Next |
| though it is apparently sinking. If you've seen Venice is | | | | thing you know, you'll be complaining about Italian |
| movies or televisions shows, the depictions are | | | | politicians and how things used to be better in the past. |