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Europe by rail again, part III

Our action-packed stay In Venice was over. Three days in Venice is never enough, even if it's not your first visit, but we wanted a lazy week at the seaside (somewhere a bit cheaper than the Lido). We'd not been to Puglia before and, having heard nothing but good, we were looking forward to it.…

Posted on by Colin Marshall Wight

Europe by rail again, part II

From the steam train terminus at Seespitz we boarded a rather luxurious ferry run by the Achenseeschifffahrt. A pleasant 25 minute cruise, if a pricy way of reaching Pertisau (11 euros). We could have taken a bus - if we'd managed to find out where the stop was! Achensee in September Monday 1 September (cont.)…