VENICE, ITALY. GONDOLA. WHERE'S THE SKI RACK?

I had to laugh at myself. 

and laugh

I thought that this town is a hell of a Antique Roadshow, but there aren't any roads.

Didn't notice any "Streetwalkers" either. 

VENICE, ITALY. VAPPARETO YOU AND ME

SOME MERCHANTS OF VENICE, ITALY

The Rialto Bridge 

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DOGE PALACE, VENICE, ITALY

is it tomorrow yet?

APRIL 19, 2016

It seems like most everywhere we've been on this trip that there was some point and period the Venetians had been as well.

In some cases pillaging and plundering.

Unlike my T Shirt, here were many of their souvenirs.

I could have spend days and days anywhere on this trip reading all the endless mounds of historical information available but thankfully, for quite a while now, I get ALL I need to know about most anything from "Rick", the dad from "PAWN STARS".

It just happened to be that on a recent show a guy brought in one of these VENETIAN GUNS.

He sheepishly thought a fair price would be $3,700.

Rick straightened him out right away about what a fair price would be. 

He courteously pointed out that what you see on the Internet, including this blog, are lies, deceptions, here says, smoke and mirrors, falsehoods, Hot Pocket recipes, dating web sites with real photos of would be matches, unadulterated cat videos,...

Secondly, a item like this has a small range of potential customers, could sit on the shelf for a while, needs to be researched and presented properly.

They'll have to spend time and money to see what state of working order is it in.

Pretty much after twenty minutes of listening to a guy that has run a pawn shop for thirty years, he agreed to selling it for five bucks.

Afterwards he was interviewed in the parking lot, (you gotta know that any interview in a parking lot ain't going' turn out well) and when asked how he felt, his answer was the expected, disappointed.

Visions of taking his wife for a romantic supper on the Grand canals of Venice turned into a extravagant (tourist trap) food cart in front of the Venetian casino on the Vegas Strip.

The only foreign thing about it was they had to go 

"Dutch"

I was here fifty years a go.

Fifty years. 

Sigh.

VENICE, ITALY.

APRIL 18, 2016

Boungiorno.

Welcome to Italy.

We will spend three nights in Venice. 

Gives us time to look into few things. 

Have been wondering how the Grand Canal compares to the Welland Canal.

Would also like to find the Merchant. I think the name is Merchant of Venice.

(we've already seen  some heavy hitter fashion houses, jewelry, watches,....

They even have here a Spiffanys)

Lets start by just taking a quick look.

What would Piazza San Marco be without pigeons?

During our travels we have connected to various travel blogs, pod casts, travel "you tube" videos.....

Many with great tips and endless streams of information.

Here we even tucked away a little hint from

Rick Steves that's worth sharing.

If you perchance happen to get shit on by a pigeon, regardless where it might land, its OK to walk around with it on you for a couple of days. 

Let it dry and then it will the easily chip off as apposed to smearing a fresh one immediately in horror and panic. 

till tomorrow

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