Taking Off

One beautiful sunday

Nov 3.. Having a light dinner in T2 Soup Restaurant.. with sis came to send us off.. took many photos before we part our ways..

 

My wife, Michelle calling her mum and grandma to tell them goodbye.. Using free local calls provided by the airport..

Still have 45 mins before our boarding time. Pamper myself with some foot massage provided free to the travelers in the transit area..

I now finally understand why our airport is one of the best in the world. Everywhere is Kodak moment.. and they really know how to take care of travelers needs, giving them a peaceful and relaxing environment before boarding the plane..

Another Kodak moment before we board our 11 hours 45 mins flight to Munich onboard Lufthansa Airlines.. Great service we have been enjoying..

After the long and tedious flight..

We finally arrived at Munich Airport for a 1 hour stop-over before taking another flight to Venice. Since it's only an hour stop-over, we do not have time for Kodak moment.. so I quickly took a snapshot of mum,dad and michelle while on the travellator..

Michelle took a quick picture of me and mum while we on an airport bus to our plane.. also from Lufthansa airlines but a smaller one.. I remember that time it was raining and the temperature outside is 6 degrees celsius.. freezing cold.. once the bus reaches the small, we quickly "run" to it..

Took a picture of Michelle before she sleeps in the one hour flight.. That time we are 7 hours behind Singapore time.. the jet-lagging feeling is happening around us... but I try not to sleep until their night time so I took some pictures outside the plane windows...

Beautiful scenery right outside my plane window.. I stare and admire at the wonders of nature..

It's my first time to see snow-capped mountains and it is right below me.. I am not sure but I think these are the mighty Dolomites of Italy.. beautiful rocks bathe under the warm and blue skies..

Another picture! :)

Finally, we arrived at Marco Polo Airport in Veneto.. we kinda lost our way in the airport, trying to find the public bus to our hotel..

Luckily we met one nice German family who are very helpful in helping us find our bus stops. They shared some wonderful accounts of their past travel experiences with us.. We are very grateful for their help..

 

Took a quick pic of Dad and Michelle while waiting for our buses. It is very cold.. Think about 5 to 6 degrees Celsius.. Finally the bus came, the ride is about 20 mins interval.

Situated right opposite Mestre Station, is a wonderful 4 star hotel, Hotel Bologna. We stayed there for 3 nights and we are very happy with the politeness and helpfulness of the staffs.

The rooms and hotel facilities are very clean and neat. 

Their room rates also include sumptuous breakfast buffets. Most hotels in Europe do not usually includes breakfast unless you pay more.

The price of staying 3 nights in Hotel Bologna is as good as staying 1 or 2 nights in Venice hotels. So that, we have one more day to enjoy our stay in Venice.

One more great plus point is that you only pay 1 Euro for the 8 mins train ride to Venice.

Two great surprises we received from Hotel Bologna, is they let check in  as early as 10am. And all my requests I had emailed to them a year ago were fulfilled. Service is superb.

After checking into the hotel, we quickly go to have our brunch in MacDonald's. The difference between Singapore and Italy's MacDonald's is no chilli sauce. They only have mayonnaise and ketchup.. Well still tastes good! :)

Amidst jet lag and the 7 hours time difference, we set off to Venice, with only a 7  minute train ride..Check out my next post! Ciao!