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