JoAnn Visits Venice & Paris

Venice, Italy

Be sure to put Venice at the top of your “must visit” list!  This is the type of place you will want to return to again and again.  It really is as beautiful as the pictures!

 

My guidebook said the first thing you should do in Venice is “get lost”.  I thought that was a strange suggestion, but it was excellent advice.  Venice is not that big, and there are no cars or other vehicles of any kind, so you can walk around freely.  Around every corner is a surprise such as a beautiful little square or another view of the canals and gondolas.  We also visited an island called Burano.  The buildings there are all brightly colored, and it has canals and gondolas too.  It was also a little cheaper than Venice.


Ah, PARIS!

Yes, you can go to Paris, France for the weekend!  Leave Friday after work.  Arrive early morning on Saturday.  Go like crazy all day.  Spend the night, and leave on Sunday.

 

For a quick trip like this, you definitely need a plan.  I suggest picking two things you want to see and concentrate your time and energy on them.  Anything else you see or do beyond that is just a bonus.

Since my friend and I had been to Paris before, this time we chose one “unusual” thing to do and one “normal” thing to do.  I had just gotten my first iPod and I wanted to visit Jim Morrison’s grave at Pere Lachaise Cemetery and listen to him sing “The End”.  Doors fans will understand!  Actually, the cemetery is quite beautiful, and it was a gorgeous sunny day.  We also visited Museum D’Orsay where you can view countless art masterpieces.  We sat outside at a little café where we had supper and watched the people go by.  What a great weekend!