Comments on: Cheap Thrills…

By: Marketfan

Marketfan — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 04:34:29 +0000

Exactly what we did. If I remember correctly, one crossing on the traghetto costs about 0.30 or at most 0.50 euros. This is the commuter gondola. Got the tip from Rick Steve’s books. Useful read for people planning a trip to Europe.

By: Betchay

Betchay — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 06:30:13 +0000

On our gondola ride, the gondolier sang “Volare”.Actually any song will always be magical and romantic in Venice!

By: Footloose

Footloose — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 23:00:37 +0000

Fun fact about gondoliers. The tunes that gondoliers sing are called barcarole and the best known barcarole is the one composed by Offenbach. There is a beautiful and touching barcarole written for the guitar by Barrios. Here is a great virtuoso playing it amidst the din and coughing of a live audience: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nL8bQa7RPpg&feature=related

By: NidaFe Ortego

NidaFe Ortego — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 23:00:07 +0000

I agree; these boats are mostly utilized by the locals, and being on them gives one the opportunity to see the locals as they go about their daily comings/goings. Another tip: if you’re an early riser, take a leisurely stroll and get lost amongst the narrow walkways, find a bar and grab “un caffe y un cornetto” and admire the grand architecture before the daytrippers converge and the cruise ships dump dazed tourists!

By: corrine

corrine — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 17:04:38 +0000

thanks for the tip. I didn’t experience this boat. All I remember was we were always walking because Venice is small. when we went to the islands of Murano, Burano and torcello, we used a sort of fast boat to get around.