Day 1 - Venice (daytime)

St. Marks School

The tomb of St. Marc is located where the people in this photo are standing. 

St. Marks Basilica
Ceiling of St. Marc's Basilica
Outside of St. Marc's Basilica 


A beautiful view while we were out exploring the City

Another beautiful view from a bridge 

The home where Marco Polo was born

Day 1 - Venice (evening)

Our first night in Venice....


St. Marcos Square

Doge Palace

On our way to St. Marcos Square from The Gritti Palace


Arriving at the Venice Airport

We arrived at the Venice airport and decided on a private water taxi which took us directly to our hotel. 

Water taxi from the Venice Airport










Our hotel



Our Honeymoon Timeline

UPDATE:

LEAVE FOR HONEYMOON


AUG 26

  • (Wednesday)
  • Depart:  CHICAGO, IL (ORD - O'HARE) @ 10:35 PM
  • Arrive:  FRANKFURT, GERMANY (FRA) @ 1:20 PM (on Aug 27)
  • Flight operated by LUFTHANSA.
AUG 27 -------(Thursday)
  • Depart:  FRANKFURT, GERMANY(FRA) @ 5:05 PM
  • Arrive:  VENICE, ITALY (VCE) @ 6:20 PM
  • Flight operated by LUFTHANSA.LH330 X
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VENICE, Italy


Arrive on Aug 27 @ 6:20 PM
Depart: August 29 

(2 nights)

AUG 27 ---(Thursday)
  • Our plane lands at 6:10 pm.
  • Have an easy dinner on Aug 27 and get settled in.
AUG 28 ----(Friday)
  • Explore the city on our own (no plans) and "get lost" and eat some good Italian seafood. Try to find a boat cruise if we feel like if.
AUG 29 ----- depart (Saturday)
  • (Find an early train to Florence on Aug 29)
  • (Venice to Florence train ride is 2 hours 10 minutes.)
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FLORENCE, Italy


Arrive: August 29
Depart: August 31

(2 nights)

AUG 29 (cont)--------- - Arrive in Florence on a train(Saturday)
  • Relax when we arrive
  • No plans
  • Let's do anything cool and sporadic that is occurring in the city that day/night
  • And let's go with concierge suggestions
  • A night-time wine tasting would be cool

AUG 30-----------------(Sunday)
  • Fun filled day TBA
  • 8:00 PM - Dinner at the Belmond Villa San Michele
  • - BEAUTIFUL .... So romantic...20-30 min from our hotel

AUG 31------------- Depart to Rome via train(Monday)
  • (Florence to Rome train ride is about 1 hr 30 minutes)
  • (Take train around 11:30 am?) see link below
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ROME, Italy


Arrive: August 31
Depart: September 3

(3 nights)

AUG 31 ----------- Arrive in Rome on a train(Monday)

SEP 1-----(Tuesday)

SEP 2----(Wednesday)

SEP 3 ------Depart to Mykonos(Thursday)

DEPART @ 10:15 AM (2 hr 5 min) via airplane
Rome (FCO) to Mykonos (JMK)

ARRIVE in MYKONOS
Arrive @ 1:20 pm in Mykonos
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MYKONOS, Greece


Arrive: September 3 @ 1:20 pm
Depart: September 8

(5 nights)

SEP 3 ---- Arrive in Mykonos at 1:20 PM(Friday)
Take

SEP 4 ----(Saturday)

SEP 5 ----(Sunday)

SEP 6 ----(Monday)

SEP 7 ----(Tuesday)

SEP 8 ----- Depart to Athens(Wednesday)
Try the ferry
http://www.bluestarferries.com/site/content.asp…
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ATHENS, Greece


Arrive: September 8
Depart to ORD: on Sep 9

(1 nights)

SEP 8 ----(Wednesday)

SEP 9 ----(Thursday)
  • Depart Athens to ORD @ 10:05 am
  • CONNECT:  ISTANBUL, TURKEY (IST) @ 11:30 AM
  • Flight:TK1846 A-330
  • Flight operated by TURKISH AIRLINES.
  • CONTINUATION OF SEP 9
  • Depart:  ISTANBUL, TURKEY (IST) @ 1:40 PM
  • Arrive: CHICAGO, IL (ORD - O'HARE) @ 5:25 PM
  • TK5Flight operated by TURKISH AIRLINES.
  • Arrive in Chicago @ 5:25 pm

Things We Plan to Do in Venice


  1. Book a gondola tour
  2. Walk around the city aimlessly because it's awesome

Our Honeymoon Hotel in Venice, Italy

This is where we are staying in Venice, Italy for our honeymoon.  



The Gritti Palace 
Venice, Italy


Hotel Website:

Things We Plan to Do in Florence

Here is what our friend Rohit suggested:


  1. Go to Baccadama (the restaurant) in Santa Croce (the name of the square).
  2. Do the Florence City Pass
Here are our plans so far:

  1. Wine Tour




Our Honeymoon Hotel in Florence, Italy

Where we are staying in Florence, Italy for our honeymoon.


St. Regis in Florence, Italy

Hotel Website:
http://www.stregisflorence.com/

St. Regis in Florence on TripAdvisor:
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g187895-d191159-Reviews-The_St_Regis_Florence-Florence_Tuscany.html


Things We Plan to Do in Rome

Here are suggestions from our friends:

  1. Go to "Il Chianti" (the restaurant) and be sure to get the rabbit
  2. Go to the gelato place from the movie "Eat, Pray, Love"
  3. Check out "Dark Rome" (a tour company?) for a tour of the Vadican

Our Honeymoon Hotel in Rome, Italy

Here is where we are staying for in Rome, Italy for our honeymoon....

St. Regis Hotel in Rome, Italy

Hotel Website:
http://www.stregisrome.com/en/gallery/facade

St. Regis Rome on TripAdvisor:
http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g187791-d203087-Reviews-The_St_Regis_Rome-Rome_Lazio.html