When you stroll along Fondamenta Nuove you can see San Michele cemetery - an island so different from the rest of the Venetian islands. It’s not very lively here, you know;-)) <img src=“san-michele-cemetery-close-up-venice-italy-19-36-24_s.jpg” “title=“San Michele cemetery - close-up, Venice, Italy” /> Nevertheless, it’s worth the short trip from Fondamenta Nuove. <img src=“san-michele-cemetery-white-chapel-venice-italy-p3315104_s.jpg” “title=“San Michele cemetery - white chapel, Venice, Italy” /> The cemetery looks much smaller on the outside than it really is.

What you have to be prepared for, when going to Venice, Italy, is that the very building you have craved to see for such a long time, might be currently undergoing renovation. What it means may be really painful. It may simply mean you won’t see the building of your dreams at all as it will be totally covered either with scaffolding… … or with a large piece of canvas.

Talking about renovation… Palazzo Ducale (The Doge's Palace) - scaffolding, Venice, Italy Take Saint Mark’s Square. You go there certain you will fully encompass the beauty of the Piazza this time. Pavement around Campanile renovated, Venice, Italy Nothing further from the truth! One-fourth of the pavement is being changed and the view that used to be so marvellous is now completely spoiled by some hideous fence they put to preserve the site.

Unless somebody really knows it is there, he most certainly won’t find it. Scala del Bovolo - top, Venice, ItalyScala del Bovolo - top, Venice, Italy Hidden in a labyrinth of narrow streets, suddenly changing their direction, this Renaissance jewel is truly worth seeing. Narrow street near Scala del Bovolo, Venice, Italy You can find it a short walk from Campo Manin, just follow the arrows.

When we visited Burano for the first time, we were truly taken by the colourful surroundings, as if straight from a fairy tale. Colourful buildings in Burano, Venice, Italy We took hundreds of photos and bought some postcards as well. Later at home I noticed a very interesting house in one of the postcards. It captured our attention because it was completely different from the rest of the colourful houses in Burano.

The Umberto I Gallery was constructed in the 19th century. You can find it in Naples, Italy and I must say it impressed us very much. It is a strange feeling to find yourself in a street and inside a building, and both of these in the same time. All this is due to the glass and steel dome that joins the passages between buildings. The floor is made of marble.

While travelling we quite often happen to pass by that Orthodox church in Svidnik, Slovakia. It’s Svidnik’s landmark (at least that’s what we, passers by, assume;-) and we always look forward to seeing it again. One day we have to stop there and see what it looks like inside. Orthodox church in Svidnik, Slovakia

The main and the most obvious goal when going to Assisi is to visit the Basilica of St. Francis. The city, however, has something more to offer than that. Medieval buildings in Assisi, Italy It’s maybe a little difficult to notice when you are in a hurry to the Basilica but try to look sideways as well. Medieval buildings in Assisi, Italy The buildings and views you are passing on your way are simply beautiful.

Somebody had told us once (or we had read it somewhere) that Venice is nothing more than buildings and water. To see a tree there is something unique. Thus mentally prepared off we went to explore the treeless Venice. I must say that what we saw shocked us. Was that someone completely blind or something? Or maybe all he had achieved in Venice was to visit St. Mark’s Square and go back inland?

Well, it’s high time to take care of Venice curiosities for the second time;-) What was omnipresent in Venice was renovation. The cranes standing here and there but most of all the canvas! No, no, there was not any art exhibition on this occasion, although… Well, to get this straight, I mean the canvas they put on the buildings that are being renovated. Nothing strange in that? I’m afraid you are wrong.

Even though we had had it guaranteed in the schedule, there was some misunderstanding and it turned out some other people were to go inside the Colosseum instead of us. Impossible! Well, we might have as well bought a postcard if we wanted to see the famous building on the outside only. Rome, Italy - Colosseum - the first sight It was the first sight of the Colosseum.