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dizzojay ([personal profile] dizzojay) wrote2025-04-10 08:44 pm

Happy Post: Ten go mad in Venice

 
It's been a fabulous few days, with a trip to Vencie which included me having a birthday there, then a train journey down to Rome for Jus in Bello convention.

I got back to the UK on Tuesday, and I'm still easing myself back into real life!

This post will focus on my Venice trip because i haven't scanned my JIB photos yet, and if I posted everything here, you'd probably die of old age before you finished reading it!
So a trip to Venice was exciting because I'd never been there before, and having a birthday in Venice was awesome.  And having both of those things surrounded by great friends was priceless!

I was in Venice with amberdreams heavenli24 herminekurotowa Natalie, Chris, Ma Lou, Stephanie, Wendy, and Monica. We all arrived a different times and from different places, but by lunchtime on the 1st of April we were all reunited!

On 1st April, a trip to the Basilica San Marco and the Doges Palace was the order of thr day.  I can honestly say, it's the first time in my life i've been in a torture chamber on my birthday but hey, life is full of surprises right??

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While we were there I fell in love with these beauties!
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And this is the Doges Palace - very understated, right?

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After the visit, I was hoodwinked into going back to someone else's apartment to get my birthday present, and when I got back to the main apartment I was sharing with six others, they had set up a birthday scavenger hunt for me, and the prize was two photo ops for JIBcon!

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In the evening, we all went out for a birthday meal, and felt like a very blessed dizzo!

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It was a beautiful night, and night sky over the lovely castle opposite our restaurant was gorgeous!

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Walking through the medieval streets of Venice with great frends was so special.  It was wonxderful, but my God, did we walk!!!  I'm not sure my feet agreed - I think I'm at least an inch shorter since I got home!

But never mind - here are a few photos of Venice and our little bunch of miscreants!


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On Thursday, we headed off to the railway station to catch a train down to Rome.  We couldn't help indulging in a last Venezian gelato before we left...

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Review of JIBcon to follow when I've got my arse in gear and scanned my pictures!!!
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[personal profile] apachefirecat 2025-04-17 07:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Beautiful pictures!! Thank you so much for sharing your journey!! <3 And happy late birthday!!