Any suggestions of great things to do while in Venice, Italy or Barcelona, Spain? THANK YOU?

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Finnale

Been to both places and along with the obvious tourist attractions (Las Ramblas, Park Guell and Familia Sagrada cathedral in Barcelona and the Canals, main square / cathedral, Guggenheim museum in Venice) I highly recommend that you set aside some time to just wander the side streets and have lunch / dinner at a local restaurant and try to get to know some locals, really just absorb the way they live.

Remember that mealtime for them is 12-2 pm and absolutely EVERYTHING is closed during the siesta -- do not even think about getting something to eat at 5 pm...

Take a journal / notebook and just sit at a cafe or pub and look around, see if anyone is up for conversation and, start jotting down the feelin gyou have sitting there, what you are seeing, hearing, smelling, experiencing.... I have such great entries from my journals when I visited these and other european cities

Be also very aware of people looking to befriend / con tourists, so it's OK to chat with people (you'll find that older women / men are the best to learn a little from) but do not join anyone or give too much personal info about yourself -- when I arrived in Barcelona I had on several occasions attractive young guys (in their late teens / 20s) offer to "show me around" and give tips about the city, invite me to lunch the next day or to a party with their friends... i just ignored anyone that approached me first and my friends who did not follow this advice ended up being robbed / harrassed.

Have a great time!!

abuela Nany

In either city it is a pleasure just to wander around the streets and enjoy the beauty of the place!
In Barcelona, you have all of Gaudis magnificent buildings, the area around the port with the modern structures built for the Olympics in '92, The Gothic Quarter...with its beautiful cathedral and the City Hall. El Poble Espanyol up on Montjuic near the castle... Las Ramblas...The museums, etc., etc.

In Venice beside the famous Piazza San Marco, with the magnificent Basilica on one side, The Rialto Bridge, and all the canals...
You have the Island of Murano where the glassblower workshops are and also the Lido both on the opposite side of the lagoon of Venice...

Definitely worth seeing.

If you get to visit both places you will have enjoyed two of the loveliest cities in the world! Buen viaje!

elementamigo4

hey! i am going to those EXACT same places on saturday!!!!

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