just a couple pictures.

[aviator]

[4thIDvet]

Beautiful Fred. I have been their to all those places and it is a must see before one visits the Pearly Gates.
I loved Venice people were super nice to us pain in the ass question asking tourists.

[aviator]

Originally Posted by 4thIDvet

Beautiful Fred. I have been their to all those places and it is a must see before one visits the Pearly Gates.
I loved Venice people were super nice to us pain in the ass question asking tourists.

Venice folks are ok, it's the rest of Italy where they are crooks.

One night we stopped by a hole-in-the-wall kind of pizza place and I warned the wife and daughter not to speak English but even though mi Italian if pretty good they picked up on my accent, 3 small individual pizzas, one beer and two cokes, they hit me with a 15 euro service charge, I started bitching but the wife just said pay it and get out of here.

[Sanders]

Believe it or not, the Venetian Casino in Vegas looks just like that inside - canals and all.

[aviator]

Originally Posted by Sanders

Believe it or not, the Venetian Casino in Vegas looks just like that inside - canals and all.

I saw a film about how it was built, they went as far as getting real gondoliers from Italy, see, Venice is Mr. Andelson's wife favorite place and when you have billions to play with anything is possible.

[500grains]

Wonder if the Africans who fled to Italy have ruined the place.

[aviator]

Originally Posted by 500grains

Wonder if the Africans who fled to Italy have ruined the place.

Pretty much and Italians are getting tired of it. I was there what? 4-5 years ago but I have recently talked to an old girlfriend who lives there and they are really pissed.

Africans are all over the country peddling stuff, muslims too. I got into an insult shouting match with them in Pisa when one yelled at my wife.

[4thIDvet]

Originally Posted by aviator

Venice folks are ok, it's the rest of Italy where they are crooks.

One night we stopped by a hole-in-the-wall kind of pizza place and I warned the wife and daughter not to speak English but even though mi Italian if pretty good they picked up on my accent, 3 small individual pizzas, one beer and two cokes, they hit me with a 15 euro service charge, I started bitching but the wife just said pay it and get out of here.

Crooks they even did an article that went viral how they were ripping off the tourists. Myself and two buddies sat down to eat asked for more bread. Holy sheet the bread cost more than the damn meals.
Yah people are on to them and complaining the mother friggers. Ask before you ask for anything. Like HOW MUCH pen day ho.

[aviator]

Originally Posted by 4thIDvet

Crooks they even did an article that went viral how they were ripping off the tourists. Myself and two buddies sat down to eat asked for more bread. Holy sheet the bread cost more than the damn meals.
Yah people are on to them and complaining the mother friggers. Ask before you ask for anything. Like HOW MUCH pen day ho.

Since Europeans are not very good at leaving tips Italians have this "Service Charge" that they charge you just for sitting down. IN Venice right at the St Marks Square a couple ladies that were on our group invited us to their table by one of the expensive restaurants there, hell no, we walked about half a block into the island and found a real nice place, we ate a lot all for about 20 euros, but a local place not on the main drag. I'm sure they got hit with a nice bill at that place.

"Il Servizzio signore, il servizzio".....screw that old crooked lady, I hope she's gone out of business. By the way that was in Florence.