From Rome to Paris - A Spring in 2012

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Campanile di San Marco
OMG there's a lift! You probably figure it out already, I love climbing up to see cities from above. However after Rome/Florence/Siena I was more than ready for something a bit easier:oops:

And the view!!! 😍😍
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Venice is an incredibly photogenic city, especially on a good day like I had here.
However the over tourism is a problem. I was there in May 2012 and it was already very crowded. Back then there were no "tourist go home" bannerso_O but I can see where it's coming from....

I probably will not return anytime soon, at least I have these great pictures.;)
 
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rbjhan said:
Venice is an incredibly photogenic city, especially on a good day like I had here.
However the over tourism is a problem. I was there in May 2012 and it was already very crowded. Back then there were no "tourist go home" bannerso_O but I can see where it's coming from....

I probably will not return anytime soon, at least I have these great pictures.;)
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It was certainly even less crowded in 1976. The only trouble was that I was too young and stupid to really take it all in.:)
 
I was in Venice in Christmas 2016 and it was still very busy but not so stupid crowding. I enjoyed it a lot more and although I love it probably won't go back. The previous visit was in June 1982 so a long time between visits.
 
OZDUCK said:
It was certainly even less crowded in 1976. The only trouble was that I was too young and stupid to really take it all in.:)
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First time I went to Venice was 1999, certainly a bit too young:oops:
 
Day 11

My oh my did the weather turn or what.....the day before it was sunny and warm, and day 11 was rainy, windy and freezing cold!
I had on a warm hoodie and a Gore-Tex jacket - that's all I got for colder days, reluctantly left the hotel room...

Took another vaporreto, this time went straight to San Giorgio Maggiore.
The church on this island, also has a belltower you can climb, equipped with lift!
And when I got to the top, no one was around....the strong wind and rain, hmmm, I lasted about 10 mins:oops:

Great view of San Marco though.
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Fondazione Giorgio Cini
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That is the Belmond Hotel Cipriani I think....
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Amazingly I had found one picture of the hotel in Milan;)
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Yep that's IBIS Milano Centro, reasonably close to the main station, and inexpensive.
Went to a restaurant nearby for dinner.
I honestly can't remember what this was 🤣
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End of Day 11.
 
rbjhan said:
Amazingly I had found one picture of the hotel in Milan;)


Yep that's IBIS Milano Centro, reasonably close to the main station, and inexpensive.
Went to a restaurant nearby for dinner.
I honestly can't remember what this was 🤣
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End of Day 11.
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looks like costolette di miele with lemon.

Yum.
 
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Day 12

During the trip planning stage, one of the major difficulties I had, was to book a ticket to see Cenacolo Vinciano (The Last Supper). Since February that year I had been going to the official website on a daily basis, it's SOLD OUT everytime 😱- only planned 2 days in Milan. I had almost given up on this thing altogether, but finally saw availability mid April, phew!

Santa Maria delle Grazie
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Arrived a bit early, spent some time in the church. Very quiet inside, most people were just waiting outside.
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The painting is located at the refectory of the convent
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This was the ticket. Even more difficult to get than the Alhambra!
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As you can see, there's a time slot allocated. One group of 25 was let in every 15 mins, and it was strickly enforced.

First there's room to get everyone dehumidified, then another 2 sets of automatic doors, all efforts to limit the damage of dust and particles - the painting was in a poor state of conservation...

All that effort, worth it? I'd say yes. It was quite a surreal feeling when actually facing this painting...but probably won't do it again.
 
Rest of the afternoon was some shopping time ;)
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Vaguely remember I did a guided tour of Teatro alla Scala as well, but couldn't find any pictures...I'm guessing photos were not allowed? Sadly the two nights I was in Milan there were no performance :confused:
 
rbjhan said:
Vaguely remember I did a guided tour of Teatro alla Scala as well, but couldn't find any pictures...I'm guessing photos were not allowed? Sadly the two nights I was in Milan there were no performance :confused:
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No, photos are allowed. Have another look.

I think I took 30+ or so inside.:p

There’s also a great hotel (or two) in the Galleria - Milan Galleria VIK
 
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