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  • Venice – Pizza 2000

    Venice – Pizza 2000

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    I’m not sure that it’s the most exciting name for a pizzeria and perhaps it doesn’t look overly decadent from the outside, but it’s very well reviewed online and it seemed a good option for my evening meal. It’s handy being in Italy as I can get pizza and it is then evident that I’m eating the local food, a bit of cultural immersion and all that.

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    The menu board and there are pizzas sold by the slice, or greedy people such as myself can just buy a whole one. The service here was friendly and engaging, with a number of customers passing through so they seemed popular.

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    I ordered the diavolo pizza and then thought that I might as well get a beer with it. Firstly, the beer was a Ceres Strong Ale which was malty and robust. Secondly, the main event, the pizza which was light and fluffy, with plenty of toppings and a depth of flavour. It felt simple, which is how I think pizzas should be.

    There was a small area inside to eat-in, which seemed the most appropriate to me. The restaurant was clean and tidy, with the atmosphere feeling inviting and welcoming. All really rather lovely and definitely recommended. Unfussy food, I like that and the price was moderate for the centre of Venice, the beer and pizza cost just over £10 which I thought was very reasonable.

  • Venice – Evening Photos

    Venice – Evening Photos

    As I haven’t been to Venice before, I thought I’d have a meander around as well as visiting a craft beer bar and a pizzeria, but more of those separately. That means that I can surprise and delight my two blog readers with some photos of Venice in the evening, although I accept that there are probably quite a few of these on the Internet already….

    Incidentally, it’s rather lovely to be somewhere that doesn’t have cars everywhere….

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  • Bologna – Venice Rail Journey

    Bologna – Venice Rail Journey

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    Following my rail journey from Rimini to Bologna, the next part was to Venice which is a city that I’ve never been to. I’ve wanted to see it for many years, but I’m aware of how busy and touristy it is, so have never quite made the journey to visit.

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    The main departures hall in Bologna.

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    I had twenty minutes which wasn’t enough to go into the centre of Bologna, but it was enough time to get a KFC. So, I did and very nice it was too.

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    Boarding the train, which was on time, something which I’ve been fortunate with on the Italian rail network.

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    The interior that I’m used to now from Hitachi, which is their Rock train. It was marginally busy initially, but then much quieter on the second half of the journey. We went through Padua and I decided that I wanted to go there, but more on that soon.

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    Disembarking in Venice and I was unusually excited to see the city. I visited at a time when there was no charge for visitors to enter as well, which is always handy.

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    This is Venice’s Santa Lucia railway station, the one which is located on the island of Venice itself.

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    Leaving the railway station and getting my first view of Venice.

  • Wizz Air (London Luton to Venice Marco Polo Airport – Inaugural Flight and I’m Not Swapping Seats Again….)

    Wizz Air (London Luton to Venice Marco Polo Airport – Inaugural Flight and I’m Not Swapping Seats Again….)

    Another day, another flight with my Multipass from Wizz Air. This was my 55th flight with it, although it comes to an end next week. I plan to renew it as my two loyal blog readers will note from my frequent Wizz Air postings on this blog that I’m quite an advocate of them now.

    Anyway, I started at Big Smoke with some chicken tenders.

    Then Nolito for some olives and beer.

    Then boarding from Gate 22 which was as usual for Wizz Air ordered and well managed. It was immediately apparent though that there was something special going on.

    That special event was that it was the inaugural flight from London Luton to Venice Marco Polo airport, so they were making something of a thing of it.

    The boarding then began.

    The aircraft was 9H-WDH, which I don’t think that I’ve been on before and it feels as though it’s becoming quite unusual for me to note that.

    The flight was at near capacity and the seating Gods had unusually given me a middle seat. I boarded and the passenger in the aisle seat asked if I minded sitting there as he wanted to sit in the middle seat next to his partner. This, at the time, pleased me.

    However, on board, there was an announcement that they had hidden goodie bags around the aircraft. To cut a long story short, it transpired that they’d hidden it on my original seat, so I didn’t get the goodie bag that the seating Gods had tried to give me….

    One amusing side to this is that the passenger on the other side of the aisle had heard the announcement that it was a white envelope. He excitedly pulled out from the seat pocket what he thought was the white envelope and looked inside enthusiastically. He read the outside and then kept it. It was actually the sick bag that is in every seat….

    Anyway, the crew were impeccable as usual, the aircraft was spotless and the journey was uneventful (other than for my missing goodie bag). It’s a wonderful route and I’m glad Wizz Air have started it, although it’s ironic after travelling around Europe for 15 years and finally getting to Venice last week that I’ve ended up here again….

    And safely into Venice airport where the security process took just minutes as they’ve installed the new entry system and it’s working well. Straight to the bus and into the city. And in the future I’m not changing seats, well, not on inaugural flights anyway.

    I did get one free memento though, a Venetian mask which will be going to Liam’s little girl, unless it scares her and then it can just go to Liam in that case.