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16 hours ago, HenryJames said:

Tivoli, Orvieto, Ostia Antica 

Full agreement with these suggestions.  Also Spoleto.  Easiest for sure is Ostia Antica.  Very chill.  If you schedule enough time, you can walk over to the Tevere and have lunch on the river on the west side of the ruins.  There are also restaurants in town near the castle. 

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1 hour ago, Ghost of LL said:

@texasdago or anyone else--any suggestions/thoughts on 72 hours in Venice in January?

Stay in Dorsoduro, not San Marco.  Better prices, better vibes, less touristy yet still central.  

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24 minutes ago, texasdago said:

Stay in Dorsoduro, not San Marco.  Better prices, better vibes, less touristy yet still central.  

Counterpoint: the St. Regis on Marriott points.

Posted
37 minutes ago, texasdago said:

I mean, free is free

So with that one detail out of the way, any thoughts on restaurants or stuff to do?

Keeping in mind that it's January.  So it'll be cold.  Sitting on a patio isn't much in the cards.  But drinking in a bacaro definitely is.

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22 minutes ago, Ghost of LL said:

So with that one detail out of the way, any thoughts on restaurants or stuff to do?

Keeping in mind that it's January.  So it'll be cold.  Sitting on a patio isn't much in the cards.  But drinking in a bacaro definitely is.

Man, its been a while since I was in Venice so my info is probably dated.  When we went it was in late November and it was foggy and dreary but that had its own charm.  We just liked wandering around and getting somewhat lost which is great with Google Maps (unlike what it used to be like).  The gondola ride is super touristy... if you try to catch you from a less busy spot when the weather is crappy, you might be able to get a better deal.  If there is the acqua alta, you might have to deal with some flooding so just be aware.  Honestly, the last time we went, I was happiest when not around the San Marco area so the further from there, the better it was.  That's a personal opinion but maybe not uncommon.

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15 minutes ago, texasdago said:

Man, its been a while since I was in Venice so my info is probably dated.  When we went it was in late November and it was foggy and dreary but that had its own charm.  We just liked wandering around and getting somewhat lost which is great with Google Maps (unlike what it used to be like).  The gondola ride is super touristy... if you try to catch you from a less busy spot when the weather is crappy, you might be able to get a better deal.  If there is the acqua alta, you might have to deal with some flooding so just be aware.  Honestly, the last time we went, I was happiest when not around the San Marco area so the further from there, the better it was.  That's a personal opinion but maybe not uncommon.

Yeah--I think that's kind of where I am.  It's been probably 20 years since I was in Venice, but my key takeaways were:

1) It's incredibly hot, humid, smelly, and crowded (none of which should be a real issue in January);

2) Even so, you don't have to go far from San Marco to find yourself completely lost and wondering down the most magical little alleys; 

3) It's expensive AF.

4) But . . . you can hop from bacaro to bacaro eating cicchetti and have a fantastic "meal" for 15 Euro.  You can buy a day pass on the Vaporetto for 25 Euro and ride the boat all around the Lagoon.  You can walk through some of the most amazing churches in the world for nothing or next to nothing.  In other words, you can fill a full day in Venice doing all the Venice stuff for less than 50 Euro.

 

Anyway--this'll be different.  I figure a gondola ride will be nice when it's cold.  I imagine the gondaliers have blankets underneath which I can get handsy with Mrs.LL--that's definitely something you can't do in the Summer.

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