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Posted on June 17, 2025September 13, 2025

One Week in Taipei

We spent a week in Taipei, staying at the W in the Xinyi district. We had lots of good food and tea, saw the guard change at the National Revolutionary Martyrs’ Shrine, and visited the National Taiwan Museum and National Palace Museum.

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Posted on June 4, 2025August 3, 2025

Murano Glass and the San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice

After waking up at the Hyatt Centric, we visited the Murano Glass Museum as well as a modern glass factory and some shops where we bought some glassware. After lunch, we took a vaporetto to San Giorgio Maggiore to visit the church and bell tower. We returned to Venice for dinner and to walk through the city one final time.

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Posted on June 3, 2025September 13, 2025

Saint Mark’s Basilica, Museo Correr, and the Canals of Venice

After waking up at the Hyatt Centric, we took a vaporetto to Venice‘s San Marco to visit the Museo Correr, followed by the Basilica di San Marco after lunch. We returned to the hotel via the Grand Canal to end the day.

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Posted on June 2, 2025September 13, 2025

Venice and the Doge’s Palace

After breakfast, we checked out of the Excelsior Hotel Gallia and traveled to Venice. After dropping off our bags at the Hyatt Centric, we took a vaporetto via the east side of Venice and visited the Doge’s Palace before walking around the city and having dinner and gelato.

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Posted on April 21, 2025July 24, 2025

The Acropolis Museum

After breakfast at the Grande Bretagne, we visited the Acropolis Museum where we spent the entire morning. After lunch nearby, we visited the Areopagus, the hill closest to the Acropolis. We then walked back to the Grande Bretagne where we had dinner at GB Roof Garden.

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