Enchanted Barcelona

                        24- 26 September 2009

We arrived at 06.40 pm at barcelona, and it wasnt dark yet. the sun still shining. It looks like afternoon. i still felt strange even i knew that in summer and autumn noon is longer than night, and also converse for winter and spring. night is longer than noon. I saw many sails near the dock. many many of them. its remind me with Auckland. Well, after we finish look around we decide to see the market which near the restaurant. The market was selling many kind of souvenirs. bags, t-shirt, hats, glasses, brachelets, earrings, neklace, shoes, fan, key hanger, keychains, handphone chains, etc. My grandma bought one for my cousin, Angel. She bought a pretty bag for her. I didnt buy anything yet. Theres nothing interest me, maybe because the price was expensive and also all of them re made in China. Its not suprising actually, because we all know that almost everything all around the world are made in China. Even you go to Europe, United States. So its kinda hard to see the local brand. fiuuuhh.. In China, the manufacture cost is cheap, so all country around the world prefer make all things in China. But i hope the material that they used re not from China. 
Because its well-known that phone or things that made in China was eazily broke. 
and yeah, after we finish shopping around we were going to the chinese restaurant. The foods was fine, some re yummy. very delicate.
Then we back to the hotel. 

The hotel's name is Tryp Aeropuerto.
This hotel was sooo unique. its modern but inside the hotel was like flats with the simply elegant type. i cant describe it. lols. you must check it out to MR. Google. :P
the hotel was nice, and the interior was nice either. i love the room, its not big but really convenient to stay in. ;)

The next day, we're having breakfast and i loveeeee the breakfast there.
perhaps it just an usual breakfast, but it was very tasty and there's nutella and cream cheese!!! also theres koko crunch and  honey stars and also there were many kinds of honey with the cute packaging. XD i love the hot chocolate there, i tried the milk too. and the bread was so soft and delicate, the meats so fresh and the fruits either. ^^
But when we're out from there, i look someone from another group that caught by the security there that she bring food in her bag. The guard took all of the foods and she get fined. i felt pity and embarassed at the same time. it because the woman is from my country but i knew that she didnt mean to took all of the foods. okay then.

We're going to Estadi Stadium where the olympic 1992 opening and closing ceremony held. Estadi Stadium is located at the Monjuich Hill Region. Then we went to FC Barcelona. We went there because many request from the boys, like my brother and his friends. :P FC Barcelona is a sport club best known worldwide for its football team, three times winner of the UEFA Champions League. The place is so hugeee, and there are restaurants and also the souvenirs market there. my brother and his friends bought t-shirt for themself. and i just enjoy taking pictures. Personally i dont like football that much. 

then, we're going to Paseo De Gracia Street, its an elite regional where there are many antique building that made by Antonio Gaudi, like: Casa Mila and Casa Batlo. I love the structure and the details of the buildings, They are so fabolous, and shimmering like so many statues that glowing everywhere. The guide was telling much about this architecture and why Gaudi made it. The guide's name is Anna, she's tiny, blonde and fun! We're taking pictures everywhere, then we re going to the street where there are many markets there. all of the branded market (for the middle class) like Zara, Mango, Nav Nav, etc.The price is cheaper than in Indonesia, so better buy there. Mast of the clothes re made in China(obviously) and Maroco. There are also many cafe and bars, and also gelatto. So interesting! :D

we found many beggar there, but not the usual beggar that you can found in Indonesia. 
Beggar here were wonderful! Their appearance were very unusual and unique, like princess, stone, monster, etc. They acted too! Many tourists take pictures with them. They were so excited! Well, they so creative! and at least they try hard to entertain us, not just begging like the most people in my country do.

Then, we re going to Mc.D.
And you know whats going on after that? I cant see the stairs there, then i just walking like theres nothing in front of me, and it made me fall and my leg was sprain, and its very hurt. luckily theres guard who saw me and help me, after that my brother and my grandma help to massage my leg. OMG, it was horrible.

But yeah, then we're going home and having dinner at Chinese Restaurant. again.
Not tasty, but fine. I wasnt into food at that time, because my leg was very hurt. like the pain was very horrible.

We back hotel. fiuhhh.finally.
anyway, we re stay for 2 nightsl ^^V


TRYP AEROPUERTO
Pargue De Negocios Mas Blau II Plaza Del Pla De L Estany 1-2, 08820
Ph:   00 34 93 3781000
Fax: 00 34 93 3781001

Nice Nice :) :) :)

 23-24 September 2009

Nice nice!!

Why i give the name Nice Nice, because Nice its definitely one of the nicest place that i ever been. Its nice to spend your holiday, or to live there. I dazzled at first time i arrived there. I arrived at night, around 7.30 p.m. The city was serene and not crowded like Rome. Instead of being scared of the silence city, I enjoy this serene. I felt peace and so fresh. Haha. I know it sounds weird, but these what i felt at that night. :P

Nice is a small city, but you can see beautiful beach there. Hmm.. the weather was so nice. I really like it. Inverse with Venice and Indonesia, air in Nice was so refreshing. cool and fresh. It so delighting. :) If you go to Anyer (beach in Jakarta) the air and the wind isnt that nice. Personally i dont like it. Its hot and sticky. So, i prefer to have vacation to hill or mountain than beach. But Nice is completely different. Okay, enough for the weather. :p

Lets talk about what did i look there and what kind of attraction there. 

So, we continue to the journey then. ;)

After visit Monte Carlo, we were going to Nice and like i told before i was dazzled with the city. It wasn't completely dark. There were many lights from the street lights and the restaurants. We were straight to  the NH Nice (hotel's name). NH nice was one of my fav hotel during my trip to Europe. NH nice's design was neuteric and simple, and it dominated with green. The design and the furniture were so minimalist and convenient. I love the furnitures, and also the bathroom. They re so sophisticated! Even i love classy things, but i can say modern hotel is better than the classic, because :

First, its new!

Second, its not creepy

Third, it just comfy! U feel like in your own house.

But sure, my dream house isnt minimalist concept. I prefer contemporary. Mix between classic and minimalist. It just like simply classic. (ups, i think im out of the topic)

Okay, back to the main topic.

After i enjoyed my new room, my dad call me and ask whether i want to join with the tour leader exploring Nice at night or not. I definitely said  YESSSS!!!!!!!

With extra speed, i take my things and bag then i knocked my friend's room then we together with a few peoples downstairs going exploring Nice :D

We're found a big gambling center. I wonder why there were many casino here. Like i found it  almost in eveywhere. hemm...

We re just taking pictures of the views, and in front of the unknown statue. :P

Theres no name on the placard. And i found a pretty Merry-go-round on the street. lols. i cant imagine that i can find such thing at Jakarta's street. But yeah, there was Merry-Go-Round in Nice's street. But unfortunately we can't ride it, because it closed. Theres chain that encircle it. :( so we just take pictures and continue our promenade. ^^

I saw the beautiful beach across the street, but i bet the water must be cold.

We found many boutiques, bars, cafes and restaurants. After we feel tired, we decide to try one of the restaurant on the way home.

Its like French restaurant. the ambience was so nice with the homey feel jazz instrument . I sit with my parents and my grandma, while my brother sit with his friends. We order socca (a kind of pancakes), random cakes and steak. :)

After we re full, we back to the hotel.

A bit information about foods and cuisine in Nice :

When they cook, usually they use their local ingredients such as Olive Oil, Anchovies, and vegetables. Nice's local dishes are:

1. Pissaladiere

A tart made from onions and anchovies ( i cant imagine what its taste >.<)

2.Socca( i ate it!)

I just knew from wikipedia that its made from chickpea flour. the taste is okay.

3. Farcis Nicois

Vegetable stuffed with the breadcrumbs.

4. Salade Nicoise

Tomato salad with green pepper, baked eggs, tuna, anchovies, and olives. (super complete!)

5. Beignets de fleurs de courgettes 

6. Ratatuille ( probably you guys knew already from the movie :P)

Is a traditional French vegetable dish

7. Pichade

8. Daube

Ia a classic french stew that made from beef braised in wine, vegetables, garlic, and herbes de Provence.

Visit this link forum for more information:

http://www.fodors.com/community/europe/day-trip-to-italy-from-nice-169190-2.cfm

Its a forum where people discuss about their experience about Nice, and I think it will help you guys who want to know more about Nice! :D

Enjoy! ^^

and the tomorrow morning, after we finished our delicious breakfast..we take walk for a while then continue our trip to Barcellona. The tour leader told us it will take 8 hours to get there. huaaaahh...

PosH MoNacO :o

23 September 2009

Adam Hotel itself just an ordinary hotel. The interior was stiff  with the brown ambience that made the hotel looks warm and ancient. I didnt really this hotel that much. the architecture was monoton and remind me with the hotels in the scary movie. The next day, i have breakfast with the other tour's peoples and many of them told me creepy story(i know it!!!!) my friend told me that when she was shower yesterday, she didnt lock the bathroom's door and when she opened the door, she cant open. she knocked, she hammered, and even she yelled but no one answering. She start freaking out til 10 minutes later her sister open the door. She said, " Oh gosh, thankyou so much, you dont know how much i love you" it made us laugh. its scary and funny at the same time. but the weird thing was her sister said that she opened the door not because she heard people scream or other loud sounds, she open because she want to wash her hands. she didnt hear anything, and yeah it sounds creepy for us because we know that the bathroom wasnt soundproof. 

The breakfast just ordinary. but i still love the bread, milk and the omelete. even the cereal wasnt that good.

so, end of the creepy story here. we begin to start our journey today. And you know what, before i went up to bus, i met my university's friend. lols. how amazing it was! her name is stephanie. she had the same faculty with me, tourism . The different is i was from travel industry management, and she was from hospitality. We dont know each other, so we just smiling. lols. i dont know why, but i always meet somebody that i know wherever i go, even the farest destination. is it cool? ;)

Nanananana, we're going to the Monaco.

Monaco is a superrrrr rich and small country.(Even Jakarta is much bigger than it :P) We re going to the Monte Carlo. Monte Carlo is the capital city of mOnaco. Even it just a small country, but never underestimate it. People who lives in MOnaco are not the real Monaco. There are still some of local peoples there, but mostly people who lives there are from another countries from around Europe, and some American. Monaco is the second  smallest country beside Vatican. Monaco is French's neighbour. Its located  in South Western Europe and surrounded by sea and rocks. Its a kind of cliff, and the view was so cool! i mean, its suitable for the rich people who want to spent their holiday here. its nice, really. beach, harbour, many ships and cozy restaurant everywhere. but why i said "the rich people?" it because i think peoples who want to spend their holiday here, must have lots of money.  everything here are so expensive. start from the product, the foods, restaurant, and  the casino. Mostly people who stay here were going to nthe casino to spend their money. i dont like gambling. it maked you addicted and theres no use for that. hmm...

the other reason why i told peoples in here are rich, its because the peoples that i met there (almost all of them) were wearing branded things. clothes and everything, they were so chick and glamour.you will understand when you look by yourself, and theres no general car here. If you look around you, you just see the recently Mercy, BMW sport, ferrari, limousine (even i never look that in my country, i just saw it from tv show or movie. :P) and also Jaguar. The funny thing is people who lives here are the rich peoples from around Europe. They move here, that simple. So theres no one begging for money or poor people here. We only visited MOnaco, but not stay here. Because the hotel price for one nigh was unbeliefable. seriously. 

We're taking lots of pict here, then we're going to the Palace. Reiner Prince II's Palace. We're taking pict in front of that palace, but we cant go in. uhh, so pity. :( 

For information, Monaco is the Constitutional Monarchy, and Prince Albert is the head of state now.House of Grimaldi has ruled Monaco since 1927. (Girls, do you feel familiar with the name of Grimaldi? :d It because i just knew at that time that perhaps Meg Cabot get inspiration for her books, Princess Diaries from here. hehehe).

Maybe you guys already know that Prince Rainier III married with Grace Kelly, the amrican actress. Monaco is not the part of European Union, and Monaco not allow the local citiaen to gamble there.

Monaco is well known by the tourism. so, want to introduce some of the entertainments. ;)

1. They have Formula One: Its called Monaco Grand Prix. It s one of the most pretigious automobil races in the world.

2. Monte Carlo Rally

3.Football

4.Rugby

There are 3 religions in Monaco: Roman Catholic(my religion :D), Anglican( a kind of Catholic, but with the different rules), and Jewish.

Anyway, our lunch was very yummy and the place was very comfortable. :)
The design was simple with the touch of mediterranean and mirrors.

i ate beef steak and mass potato with the sauce, and aslo theres the salad for appetizer and smoothies for the dessert. yummy :D i also look people order jumbo burger and other type of food that looks so yummy! I want to! I want to! but yeah, we just can order according to the tours budget. 

after we finished get sight seeing and shopping(or just look around :P) we're going to the church near the palace where Grace Kelly is burried.

And we continue our journey to Nice, the nice city. ;)

Nice is well known as "Cote D'Azur"

I will tell my story about Nice later. ;)

After this, we re going to the Nice Hotel.

NH NICE

2-4 Parvis De L'Europe, 06300 Nice

Ph : 003 492 008000

Fx:  003 493 262700

Mod Milan - World of designers ;)

 22-23 September 2009

I kinda glad that i leave Engelberg Hotel today. ike i told before, the hotel was kinda creepy. i know its classic, and eventhough i love classic stuff, but i dont think so if i must stay in the classic hotel. again . i dont think so. its uncomfortable. i love the design, but not for the unseen who lives there. :P

the breakfast wasnt that yummy, but i still like it. basically im not the picky type, so im okay with any kinds of food. :) after we ate breakfast, we're going to the Milan. Milan is a world of designers, and what i thought it would be like new york that so modern and fashionable, where we can see sophisticated building everywhere and also chic people everywhere. 

And after i arrived there, was it the same with my thought?

not at all.

i didnt say that Milan is bad or sort of it..

but i can't say that i like the city either. Personally when i arrived there, my first impression was far from my thoughts before about milan.

milan was look like....mexico, or kinda of that city. maybe argentina. south america type.

look hot there, even it was cold at that time.

i saw many of stores there. stores and boutiques. Prada, Dolce & Gabbana, Armani, Versace, Hermes, so other.There are a few branded stores, but 

mostly are the designer's made. they are sell many unique items, and some were cute and fantastic. but because these things made by designer, u must be know that the price is amazingly expensive. errrr... and most of the design were so unique, so we cant wear that in indonesia. hahaha.

then we visit Lion MOnument, Old City and Chapel Bridge. Finally our last destination today was Duomo. Chatedral with the gothic style. very beautiful.
Duomo, which is the world's largest Gothic cathedral, and the Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio, built in the 1st century, are landmark Milan attractions.

There are also many museums there (its pity that we cant visit at least one of them [and many of indonesian dontt like museum, so we dont have any schedule to there ;( ]) Theatre Museum at La Scala is a world famous opera house worth visiting. The 15th century Sforzesco Castle's Museum of Historic Art is also a major Milan attraction.

The Santa Maria delle Grazie is home to Leonardo da Vinci's famous painting, The Last Supper, and the Leonardo da Vinci National Science & Technology Museum has a collection of his designs for war machines and architecture.

After we satisfied with the ambience and many pictures that we got today, we re back to the hotel. :)

NB:  i think shopaholic and the opera lover would like this city. i like to shop, but the price just too high for me. :P and also, i want too watch the opera, but unfortunately we didnt have time to watch. :( maybe next time with my future husband. ;)

ADAM

Via Palmanova 153,20132 Milan, Italy

Ph:   00 39 02 2592551

Fax: 00 39 02 2592170

Sparkling Switzerland :*

 21-22 September 2009

Breakfast in Hilton is awesome!!! Im not say this my best breakfast, but i can say this the most luxurious , complete, and amazing nreakfast that i ever had!!! lols.

I cant say that i enjoy this the most, because i enjoy some breakfast in other cities with the yummy omelette and cheese although thats simple. But hilton is fascinating! its fancy and have bigg room, and also u can find anything  in here!! XD

U can find any kind of juice, like orange, sunkist, apple, lime, etc. But its pity that they not served banana juice. :P well, because its my fav! hahaha...

there were many kinds of yoghourt, stawberry, plane, blueberry, with many of brands and u can find non fat if u want to. and they serve many kinds of breads, croizzant, cookies, cheesecake, caramel cake, the meat things like bacon, hams, sausages, etc, many kind of cheese, from the big til kraft and cheddar, and also cereals. my fav are honey cornflakes, honey star, and coco crunch. :p with much milk. ^^

and there are coffee, hot chocolate, frappucino, etc. sandwiches, omelette, fruits, sushi, even u can find salmon here!! lols. how great it is!! but in indonesia, they serve more like porridge, noodle, indonesian food with rice, and fried rice. 

after we are satisfied with the breakfast, we were going to the mountain titlis!! yay!!!!!!!! :DDDD

i was humming lalalallalalala, i was so happy!!

and after we arrived there i wear the gloves, scarves, and my pinky hat. ;)

we using the cable car to achieve the top. like we must change third time. first the small one, then the small one, then the big one. its very high! and i really enjoy the view! it was amazing! i can look the cows from the top and the grass! very cool! ;D every cow wearing the bell.

After we're arrived, i and nia take many pictures, and we have lunch on the chinese restaurant, and this the most delicious chinese food that i taste since i was in europe! they serve 7 kinds of foods with  thebig portion and all of them were yummy! today we're noy sit by 8 peoples in one table, but we sit in our family. so, its kinda private now. hemm,,

after we enjoy the luch, i think that it would be cool if we can get picture wearing the traditional costume, but my dad didnt want. :((( i really want that. i know that expensive, so yeah..maybe next time, when i go with my future husband. ;)

and after that we re going to the snoe ! whoaa!! cool! :D

the snow in my mind its quite different from what i looked. Its not soft, and not really white. maybe because dirty or something. And u cant eat that obviously! lols.

we enjoy taking pictures and take walk along the path, and tehres swing above us, like skylift, it so cool! but maybe it was so cold also!~

after 3 hours there, we decide to went back when the mist is start to blur things.

yeah, and the most funny thing is when i tried to hike , theres a man who help me. he's from east timor i guess, like israel or something. and after we achieve, he ask me to get picture with him! lols.

i feel like celebrity now! wkwk..

then, after that we back to the hotel.

the hotel is so classic and i can say that the hotel was kinda creepy. its like the vampire castle, even the dining room was like the vampire with the big circle table and the candle in the middle. and there are many mirror and painting there! my room was the creepiest! everything there just look old, and when i look my parent's room it just soo different!! it was sooo modern, so its not look so creeply like mine.

and yeah, sure i got the creepy story too in that hotel.

the bathroom was so big, and theres bathtub also with the two wastafels, and dreassing table that make u inconvenient. >.<

when i take a bath at night, i feel that my grandma was singing(i wasnt surprised because she love to sing) and the tv was on, i wasnt closed the bathroom door. i was too scared to leave it closed. :P

so, i keep shower til its done. i still heard the tv sound til i enter to the room, and find out that the tv was off and my granny was fall asleep, and when the next day i ask my granny, she said that she never turn on the tv and she never sing, necause she sleep right after i decide to shower. err..

when the breakfast time the next day i look the memorial card that they put on the table, and it said that the hotel was open since 1900~~~!!

EUROPAISCHER HOF EUROPE

Dorfstrasse 40, Ch 6390 Engelberg Swtizerland

Ph : 00 41 41 6370094

Fax: 00 39 02 2592170

Astonish Austria ^0^

 20-21 September 2009

What can i say about this country??? I LOVEEEEEEEE AUSTRIA!!!! A lot!!!!

Okay, lets start our journey then... ;)

So, like usual we're eat our breakfast. The breakfast just ordinary. i ate omellete (haha, eggs all the way. :P), cereals, yoghourt, bacon, toast bread, crackers, juice, and fruits. ;)

after we finished our breakfast, we're going to Innsbruck, Austria!!!

I yelled, " Yippie!!!!!!!!!!!!!" ^____^V I was sooooo happy!

Austria is my dream country. really! First time i knew about Austria is when i was a little girl, and i knew that Mozart born in Vienna, Austria. And the place is so beautiful. Actually at first my parents and their friends not plan to go there, but i suggest, and they agree! :D

Beside Innsbruck, i wanna visit Salzburg and Vienna either. But we just can visit one city, so thata fine. :) i will visit there later. ;) with my future husband perhaps. ^^

oohh..before i flied to europe, i was goggling about austria and the pictures. They look really cool! The spring is incredibly pretty, its colourful! sooo pretty! then the summer is so green, very amazing! look like new zealand, and the winter is soo graceful!

But i visit there when its autumn. ^^

So, when we arrived there by bus, my eyes widened,its look soooooo fantastic! the view was soo amazing!! when i look the green green grass, i just like want to walk there, feels the air and roll over the grass, staring at the blue sky, or take picnic. :P ate sandwiches and drink juice! oohh....

im start dreaming* lols

and theres hills, valleys, also the small houses spread everywhere! they re looks gorgeous!

and the trees!!! u must be love it! because im crazily falling in love with the colours! autumn is amazing!!! :DDD

they were green, red,brown, yellow, orange!And there is one mapple tree that i cant forget! the mapple tree is the most beauty tree that i ever see.

then, we stop at the gas station. there re supermarket there! so, like usual.. we're went to toilet then we looked around the supermarket, theres cafe too there! i looked the tiger doll that soo cute! ^^

when u re tickle it, it would laugh and roll over. so funny!

i wanna bought that, but its so expensive. but gita bought that, her dad bought it for her.. ohh.. she so lucky! :)

and there re many breads, sandwichs, muffins that so tantalize! :P

and i take pictures with the dolls. many dolls there, and theres hello kitty too!! XD haha.

so, after that we continue our journey to innsbruck and Feldkirch.

When we arrived there, theres traffic, the bus cant get through. because it was so crowded of peoples. It turns out, theres a parade! There are many people wearing the interesting traditional costums and also they're drummer and others!

they look fabollous! Our leader ask whats the parade for with one of them, and he said that today was the 50th celebration of austria! wow, thats cool! :D

we arrive on the very right time! XD

lols. The austrian peoples are tall and some of them are huge!

they are very tall, i correct. they different with the italian. italian are small.

after we take around theer, and look the gold roof which is so famous, we re going to the swarowzky Crystal, they re sell many types of crystal! and in the basement, theres exhibition that all made from srystal! the lights, the chairs, many things! or almost all thing re mad from crystal! looks sooo amazingg!!! again! :P

theres one neklace that i falling in love. the thinkerbell.

and after that, we takes pictures, my brother ask me to ate fettucine, or any other pasta.

so we tried it, and it was soo yummy! the portion was so bigg and we really enjoy it. it was so tasty and rich of cream and cheese!! i love cheese, indeed. ;)

Then we re have lunch at the local restaurant. :P

I just ate and must ate again. lols.

i looked many ppls that order many different types of foods, and they re looks yummy! steak, burget, fettucine and other types that i never seen before.

but all of us got the same type of foods! its obvious! we re using travel, and we must have the same kind of food.

we got breads with butter for appetizer, and we ate the weird pasta. (its look like small balls.)and its green because of the spinach, and theres a lot of creme and cheese on the top. the taste is okay, but not really tasty. but many of the tour group didnt like it.

they re prefer chinese food, eventhough its tasteless.

and we got the blueberry sorbet for dessert. ^^

I look the adorable baby before i enter the bus, and i take apict with him. :P

i really happy today!

then, after that we take a long hours to the hotel. 

the hotel is so huge and theres cassino too!

i and nia decide to take a walk first and takes pictures. ^^

the hotel was the most fancy hotel that i stayed among others. 

HILTON

SALURNESTRASSE 15, A-6010 INNSBRUCK, AUSTRIA

PH : 00 43 512 5935/0

FAX : 00 43 512 5935220

Romantic Venice ♥

 19-20 September 2009

Sooo, when i got up in the morning i was so excited!! Because today we will go to venice, and i know that venice is the cromantic city for couples and honeymooners. :D :D :D
so happy!!!!! :D
i guess u must be bored already with word excited. :P
okay, why i use gold for my font colour? Its because i wear yellow dress at that time, but because i can'y use yellow for the font colour (its too dazzled) and unreadable, so i choose gold. ;)

okayy, lets get start.
like usual, we get breakfast first, and i was sooo excitedd(upss :P) again to eat breakfast! lols.
Like i told u before, that breakfast is my fav meal!! ^^
And theres omelette too!! XD Oh Gosh, i love eggs so much and i dont have any idea about it. ;)
it looks soo yummy so i grab it quite much(it look so yummy and fresh, with the gold and yellow colours) and it taste yummy! Haha.. The hotel is not big,like Hilton, so they just serve several of variation, and the quantity is not much. But then i grab breads, also the sweet tasty bread, and crunchy bread, with the jam. (i prefer nutella then any other fruit jam) also cereals with milk(my fav too) and i drink coffee milk. niceee.. :)


We go to the venice after that. ;)
Yippie!!!! :D
Like we know, Venice is known as " La Dominante" or "Floating City". :)

Venice is best described by an aggregation of romantic adjectives that complete justice to the impeccable countenance and postcard beauty of the Italian stunner.

Adopt by wiki:

The city stretches across 117 small islands in the marshy Venetian Lagoon along the Adriatic Sea in northeast Italy. The saltwater lagoon stretches along the shoreline between the mouths of the Po (south) and the PiaveComune in the historic city of Venice (Centro storico); 176,000 in Terraferma (the Mainland), mostly in the large frazioni of Mestre and Marghera; and 31,000 live on other islands in the lagoon. The Republic of Venice was a major maritime power during the Middle Ages and Renaissance, and a staging area for the Crusades and the Battle of Lepanto, as well as a very important center of commerce (especially silk, grain and spice trade) and art in the 13th century up to the end of the 17th century. This made Venice a wealthy city throughout most of its history.It is also known for its several important artistic movements, especially the Renaissance period. Venice has played an important role in the history of symphonic and operatic music, and it is the birthplace of Antonio Vivaldi (north) Rivers. The population estimate of 272,000 inhabitants includes the population of the whole of Venezia; around 60,000

 Architecture

Venice has a rich and diverse architectural style, the most famous of which is probably the Gothic style. Venetian Gothic architecture is a term given to a Venetian building style combining use of the Gothic lancet arch with Byzantine and Arab influences. The style originated in 14th century Venice where the confluence of Byzantine style from Constantinople met Arab influence from Moorish Spain. Chief examples of the style are the Doge's Palace and the Ca' d'Oro in the city. The city also has several Renaissance and Baroque buildings, including the Ca' Pesaro and the Ca' Rezzonico.

Sooo, when we arrived.. I and Nia was really happy, and we takes pictures. Before we went to the Venice Island, we take a walks in Venice city and its really hot! eww.. i was using cardigan at that time. I wear the wrong costume. :P But its so hot and sticky so if wear long sleeve can help u much better.

I buy big hat there, pretty big hat, with the read ribbon. so pretty! Ci Yenny bought that too, but she bought with the purple ribbon. she looks like pretty japanese girl. ;)

After the shopping time, we re went to the venice island with the boat.

And i can look the amazing view from the boat. There are houses and antique buidings everywhere! Its so beautiful! Really. ^0^

We 're went to the St.Mark Square, St.Mark Cathedral, Bridge of Sighs and Doge's Palace. There are many stores lines in front of the dock, they sell the same things that we saw at Venice city, but the price wasnt affordable for us. So expensive!

And i found many babies there, so i and Nia took pictures with them. They re so cute with the greean and blue eyes, most of them withthe sands blonde. very adorable!! :D

also, we enjoy our time to went sightseeing with the gondola. the transport is very famous in venice!

If u go there, u must try it! We can ask them to sing for us. they have good voice and they just speak a bit of english. I look Marcopolo's house, and also the beautiful art. Its so romatic, the boast is pretty cool, and we can look pretty buildings around, so if ugo here with your couple, it would be so amazing! Especially if u go at night and theres champagne or ice cream. :P ( i prefer ice cream, champagne is  bitter) Haha..

I looks many fancy stores like designers, and also there re cafes like Hard Rock and others.

We saw the birds and we take pictures of them, and also gellatos. The prices is 2 euro, and i really wanna taste it so badly so i decided to bought the banana ice cream, and my brother bought pizza. They prefer burger and pizza than i ce cream. :P

We re went around til almost night, and we have dinner in Chinese Restaurant.

The menu is going better then the first one. :P

and we stay at Russot Hotel.

The hotel just look ordinary but the facility was quite okay and the room quite nice too. ;)

RUSSOT

Via Orlanda 4,30173 Venice Mestre

Ph : 00 39 041 05310500
Fax: 00 39 041 5311322