tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314428188783404151.post5675391468096945399..comments2015-01-11T17:41:02.878+00:00Comments on Birdy Begins: Weird things about VeniceEleanorjanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15458995916551328770noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314428188783404151.post-20472039394285911632014-04-29T20:44:38.319+01:002014-04-29T20:44:38.319+01:00Yup, I'm with you on not loving the super-tour...Yup, I'm with you on not loving the super-touristy bits! The first time I visited Paris, I much prefered the little local church to the crowds and noise at Notre Dame. All the racket just killed the atmosphere. <br /><br />Last Easter we went to Alicante in Spain and didn't go up the coast to the resorts at Benidorm. We had a lovely time there!Eleanorjanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15458995916551328770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314428188783404151.post-83699279190454343642014-04-27T21:49:39.977+01:002014-04-27T21:49:39.977+01:00That super-touristy vibe just killed it for me; go...That super-touristy vibe just killed it for me; good for you for finding some good corners. Even the center of Paris, overrun with people with video cameras stuck to their faces, no longer enchants. When in such locales I avoid the guidebook "musts" and head for quiet neighbourhoods where the locals hide out. Must be the only person who visited Delhi and did not make the trip to Agra to see the Taj Mahal. But I loved every second in the back streets.Duchessehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09986153653120526776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314428188783404151.post-88456465038186511072014-04-27T11:36:41.216+01:002014-04-27T11:36:41.216+01:00Hi Philippa, thanks for your comment.
I'd sa...Hi Philippa, thanks for your comment. <br /><br />I'd say go back with your husband but do go in Spring or Autumn (and take waterproof shoes). There are lots of amazing things to see that you won't see anywhere else. San Marco was pretty amazing (though the horse were partly covered in scaffolding). We didn't see the Guggenheim exhibtion as I'm generally not that fond of contemporary art (I prefer older stuff). <br /><br />My favourite thing was wandering around Lido and also wandering the backstreets of the main island on the first day looking at the less crowded and touristy mask shops. Eleanorjanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15458995916551328770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6314428188783404151.post-87651059933857269472014-04-27T11:18:31.990+01:002014-04-27T11:18:31.990+01:00I went to Venice when I was 17 with a friend and h...I went to Venice when I was 17 with a friend and her dad (her parents had recently divorced and this was him trying to get to know her after years of being a big city lawyer who left for work before she got up, came home after the family had eaten, and spent his weekends playing golf and doing more work). I pretty much hated it, and not just because of the slightly odd dynamic aforementioned, because we also went to Rome for a couple of days on that trip, and I fell head over heels in love with the big, noisy, dirty city. And yet … I want to go back. Maybe to see what I'd think about it this time. Maybe to go with my husband (who hasn't been before). I always like to find out what he thinks about things and see them through his eyes. And maybe because it is just so damn beautiful.<br /><br />Did you go to the Peggy Guggenheim? That was pretty much my favourite thing. And the (replica) horses on San Marco.<br /><br />PhilippaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com