31 December

We were enthralled with Murano and Venice and after 2 days in Locanda Conterie, we bid farewell and knew deep down in our heart that would be our last visit..huhu...

Our flight to UK scheduled on 1 Jan, so we stayed a night at B & B (bed and no breakfast yaa) at San Dona. To get there, we have to go through obstacles...huhu...

First - the bus ticket, to board a bus in Italy, we needed to buy the ticket only via designated machine..usually near to the bus stand and rest assure, the machine is bilingual or trilingual, I supposed, as it appears instruction in Italy, English and French. Of course, we were baffled what to do but after observing local people, we learned and managed to get the billet. (actually it is ok to buy the billet from driver, just it is a bit expensive...and most local people have ACTV card..macam kad bulanan laa)

Second - Bus....we know exactly the number and place to wait but whenever we asked the driver, they just said no and cabut..so?? we asked the local and after we missed 2 buses, we finally boarded the bus....

Third - the question is where on earth via San Dona?? Everything written in Italian, none spoken English and the place look similar. Then, we braced ourselves to ask one of the lady we encountered at the airport. She didn't tell us the exact location so using only our intuition we stopped and after asking 4 local people and 2 non-friendly senile ladies, we finally reached the B&B. One thing about Italy, many of its people especially the young generation able to converse themselves in English unlike French.

At the hostel, we met couple from Spain and on that new year night I was blessed to experience snow. Of course there was a commotion outside when the clock stroke midnight, but we just ignored and we only realized the snow till 5 in the morning and went hullabaloo about it!!! hehehe...Yes, snow in Venice, and to kampung gurl like me who only watched snow flakes in telly, cartoon and Manchester United magazine, surely my heart jumped with joy!!! Thank you Allah and I will forever cherish this experience as I know I wont have the chance to see more in the future!!!









1 January 2009

Headed to Piazzale Roma, took ACTV bus (nama syarikat operasi bus, Rapid Fire, Transnasional etc in Mesia)to Marco Polo Venice Airport. The Piazzale Roma is Venice's gateway to all transportation mode, you can get vaporetto, buses (orange line) and can take taxis to Mestre, train station.


Piazzale Roma

It was a wonderful journey to Italy, to observe its people with latest fashion statement, holding latest design of LV from top to the bottom and deep down I pray that the visit is not the last, hope that one fine day I can put my humble feet in Rome and Milan.

That's about all, my humble and meagre memoirs of the trips to Europe....of course I was unable to visit many places.....but am more than happy, with the pray granted by Him and with my meagre income I still can reach these places......