August 2023

An alternative to the guided excursion was to take the public bus to Padua which was stopping in front of my hotel. And on saturdays there is a big market in Padua. So I bought tickets in the hotel and took the bus quite early to go there. Since I stepped in at the second stop I had a seat for the 45 minute-trip. I left the bus in the city center and walked in the first church that I had mixed up with the Basilica I was looking for. When I realized that I had chosen the wrong church – Google maps and offRead More →

Before I have to document my next trip I should finish the one from May…. 😀 I had plans to do several excursions to explore the area some more. In the first week I booked a boat tour on the Brenta canal and a visit to Villa Pisani – one of the view old venetian villas that can be visited. We had wonderful weather that day and I met two very nice german ladies with whom I had a lot of fun during that trip. I was thrilled to do this. Along the canal we saw lots of old venetian villas but a lot ofRead More →