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Scuola Grande di San Rocco

posted by ddiller on 8 December 2010 at 10:05

In most other cities this would be a major sight but in Venice we had it practically to ourselves. A gorgeous building, decorated inside by Titoretto, there's so many fabulous paintings your mind boggles!

where, when, how, web
Campo San Roccoco, follow Calle Largo to the end away from the grand canal and then keep going forward, it's on your left

tags
Venice architecture  painting  decoration 

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Volenam, Edam, Marken

posted by whawker on 7 December 2010 at 17:48

For about 8 euros you can get a whole day bus ticket allowing to explore the villages of Volendam, Marken and Edam which are located near to Amsterdam. They are really beautiful, traditional old Dutch villages and are relatively unspoilt.

where, when, how, web
Buses From Amsterdam Central Station

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Amsterdam scenery  architecture  natural beauty 

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Old Goa

posted by nyoung on 7 December 2010 at 16:39

Old Goa is a weird little ghost town of a place. It rightly earned it's world heritage status for the high concentration of Portuguese colonial buildings built here including lots of churches and monasteries. It's only a couple of kilometres from Panaji which means it was an easy daytrip for us whilst we were staying there.

where, when, how, web
you can get public transport from Panaji

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Goa history  architecture 

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Sinarades

posted by gpfeifer on 7 December 2010 at 13:05

Sinarades is a really beautiful village in the middle west of Corfu . It's one of the larger villages that we went through on the island but is still very traditional traditional, with an old fashioned style of life and architecture. We stopped for a coffee in Stellios's Taverna and weht to the Aerostatos viewing point for incredible views of the coast. A really nice detour.

where, when, how, web
25km from Corfu town

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Corfu architecture  natural beauty  day trip 

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State House

posted by jgibson on 7 December 2010 at 12:35

If this one looks familiar to Londoners then you're right, as it was based on Somerset House! The building looks impressive from the outside as well as the inside, which we saw on our guided tour which was informative and interesting. The best bit I learned was that the gold dome wsa painted black during WWII to protect it.

where, when, how, web
on the edge of boston common, beacon hill, park street subway station

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Boston house  huge  decor  architecture 

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