Venice has been my favorite city so far in Europe. It truly is a slice of an “old world”, and walking the streets of such a rich artistic nucleus leave me mesmerized. Then of course there’s the food. I wish gelato became an international standard - 1 Euro a scoop (less at some places) is wonderful. [...]
For some reason, a lot of the places I´ve been queue up some kind of “theme music” in my head while I´m travelling. For instance, Amsterdram had “Lady Marmalade” going through my head, mostly. (Think red light district.) Then, visiting the small Dutch countryside town of Lunteren, “Provincial Life” by Belle in Beauty and the Beast wouldn´t [...]
… be sure you get some sleep. I think this city thrives on the night life - I´ve been here and less than 24 hours and it seems that´s when things are going to be the most busy. After seeing two amazing cities in the past two days though (Paris and San Sebastian, in Basque country) [...]