The port gets end from where the watery city starts. The port lies at a walking distance of Piazzale Roma and the land and water meets at this site. It is also a start of Grand Canal which is quite strange and most cordial high street in the world. After docking at the port you can experience high-flying buildings everywhere that touches the sky and is simple to fall back through the centuries. Well, from the Grand Canal one can see the major tourist throng areas in the city with narrow canals and could experience women hanging out their washing and little osterias which is the bars. The city of Venice very much looks like a museum but is actually a vibrant city that offers plenty of attractions to the tourists.

Venice is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world that showcases many various sights. Many people just wait to take a glance of famous faces of the city that you may have seen many times in print, or on TV or on films. When I went to Venice I saw many attractions that are glorifying the city’s beauty. So for sightseeing I took a Vaporetto which is a public bus from Piazzale Roma and traveled along the wide artery of the Grand Canal to Piazza San Marco which is also called as St Mark’s Square and is the heart if the city. This is the best site I have ever seen. If you want to see Venice with a single glance then reach to this place and have fun.

The Grand Canal is rowed with the Palazzi of rich merchant’s right from the Moorish palaces with thin windows which was once chosen in gold tracery to the Renaissance facades. You will get all the curved arches and classical symmetry. I enjoyed the best interesting sights by walking for a short distance and also through a short boat ride from St Mark’s. Few of the major worth visiting highlights of Venice are Basilica di San Marco, Palazzo Ducale, Galleria dell’Accademia, Ponte Rialto, Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, Scuola Grande di San Rocco and Collezione Peggy Guggenheim.

While strolling down the streets I have also enjoyed good shopping experiences. So you should try shopping at the colorful independent shops of Venice. There are many tourist interested things that are available at the markets. Visit Mercerie which is the busy streets that run from Piazza San Marco to Rialto and buy some good foodstuffs. Carnival masks, hand printed and marbled writing papers, glass from the island of Murano, Italian designer clothes and leatherware all are available at this streets. Get the Emilio Ceccato, on Sottoportego di Rialto, San Polo that is specialized in gondoliers’ outfits.

Also try some of the specialities in Venice like Fegato alla veneziana, Baccala alla vicentina, Radicchio rosso di treviso, Seppie al nero, cichetti, tramezzini and local wines like Prosecco, Soave, Bardolino and Valpolicella. Visit such magnificent place when it offers pleasant climate. Crowd occurs at a huge number during the Mediterranean summer and which makes us uncomfortable. So most of the visitors come out of season when swirls of haze and cold winds go down upon the canals. All you need is to be aleart from the flooding during winter.

For cheapest accommodation you should move towards the railway station and also in Piazza San Marco. The nearby areas that are surrounding these sites hold good hotels where you can stay. Besides cruise, those who want to visit Venice by rail then the Santa Lucia Station will take you in and by air the Venice Marco Polo is the best option. The currency of Venice is Euro and the language spoken here is Italian. However, the population of Venice is 61,820 but enjoys kingdom of Italy government which was declared in the year 1861 and since 1946 the city is enjoying the republic government.

The majority of the religion in Venice is Roman Catholic with Muslim and Protestant minorities. A week is really short to explore this minute city. Wherever you turn your eyes you will get beautiful attractions welcoming you. The bell tower is a wonderful experience. To explore a city that has magnificent architectural buildings is a dream come true for me. I wish to be there again and explore some more attractions of this electrifying city called Venice. While returning back by cruise my eyes were dreaming continuously without blinking for a moment. Surroundings and the water always draws attention of visitors and generates a romantic mood to explore the areas.

Despite the fact that sailing throughout the moist green atolls and outcrops the capital city which opens out just before your eyes also rambling out of its solid centre in the region of the quays and later towards the flanks of the adjacent hills.

Prosperous as well as lively capital city, Oslo is one of the very few must visit destination on the Scandinavian cruise journey.

Oslo Sightseeing

For such a moderately undersized capital city, Oslo is extraordinarily has provided its tourists with a number of galleries as well as museums. The dense centre of the city has preserved a lot of its medieval outline of the city in the middle of acres of parks as well as greenery. Within the walking distance from the city centre, there are many amusing districts throughout which to look through, taking pleasure in the street life as well as number of various shops.

Oslo Tourist Attractions

• Akershus Slott and Festning (also known as Akerhus Palace and Fortress)

• Bygdøy
• The Munch Museum
• Kon-Tiki Museum
• Nasjonalgalleriet (also known as National Gallery)

Shopping

Norway is quite a costly tourist destination, even though you can look for a number of bargains in the larger stores. The superior buys in the city consist of pewter, knitwear, ceramics as well as boots made out of reindeer skin.

The most important shopping areas are located adjacent to Frogner, which is the central station, as well as the place for where art galleries, food shops and antiques. Bogstadveien has a number of various shops, as well as market stalls also various department stores of each believable portrayal.

Eating out

A number of restaurants as well as hotel dish up lunch as of a koldtbord (commonly known as cold table), accompanied by smoked salmon, as well as fresh lobster, also shrimp and a variety of hot dishes.

The favorite conventional sizzling bite is the pølse, an appearance of sausage, which is sold at a number of various outlets.

When to Go

Summer season is the most excellent time of the year to spend your vacation in Norway. During this time the atmosphere might turn out to be cool however in the months of June to August, the atmospheric temperature on an average is around 25°C also it can increase further too. Rainfall is probable throughout the year; moreover snowfall is frequent during the winter season.

Language

Norwegian is the basic language of the city where English is widely spoken.

Religion

The majority of the Oslo populations are Lutheran Protestant. Here you will also come across the Muslim as well as Catholic minorities.

Social Conventions

When you are in the city do not forget to observe normal courtesies. It is usual for the guest to abstain from consumption in anticipation of the horde toasts their physical condition. Casual dressing is considered normal in the city. Lunch is usually a matpakke, which is a light unwrap sandwich bite. The general timing for lunch is between 11:30 to 12:00. Moreover the dinner timing is generally at 17:00. It is traditional to present the hosts with gifts if invited to their house or outside for either lunch or dinner. It is expected by you to be punctual if called out for dinner. Smoking is not allowed in public areas.

Tipping

Waiters in the city do expect tip for their services but not more than 5% of the bill charges.