Almost got into an accident at the main road in front of Khatib MRT, at about 4.40pm today.  This Trans Cab driver was initially in the middle lane but suddenly steered to the right to the first lane, i.e. our lane ( we were going straight ). Husband got to brake and stopped the car. Such reckless and irresponsible behavior and what's more, there was  a passenger in the taxi as well! Please beware of this cab driver of SHC5858Z!

My husband also told me that he was almost hit just recently because a lorry from the opposite traffic turned right when my husband was going straight. Such basis rule and yet the lorry driver cannot followed!

And how about the recent case of the China driver whose reckless behavior caused the death of 3 lives (including his own)?

I personally feel that all drivers should have a refresher test for both theory and practical every 3 - 5 years! Having a driving license doesn't meant that you are a good driver for life. 

Who gives you the right to cause harm to other road users/drivers just because you have a vehicle that you cannot control? I dont care if the driver himself dies because of it, but please be responsible to other people and their families! If you are not in the condition to drive, e.g. drunk, sleepy, vision poor, then DUN DRIVE! Grrrr...

We took the train from Venezia Santa Lucia (Venice train station) to Firenza S.Maria Novella (Florence station station), Florence. Train journey was about 2 hours.

We stayed in Hotel Globus, which was pretty near to the station. I forgot to take pictures of the hotel but it was decent. Again, we needed to drag the luggage up one level to the reception, after which, there was lift to take you to your floor. =)

The room came with all the necessities - TV, fridge, towels, hair dryer etc. Breakfast was included, though the variety was rather limited. Try the hot chocolate, I liked it.

Overall, food in Switzerland & Italy was not impressive, or rather not my cup of tea. I think we are too pampered by the various kinds of cooking methods, seasoning and spices in Asia cuisine, that I find the food in my trip so far, a tad boring. *Shrugged*

But a man got to eat anyway, so here is the list of what we ate.

 

THE MARMALADE PANTRY

Venue: Ion Orchard #03-22/28 S238801

Contact: 6734 2700

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Initially, I thought that taking train was cheaper. But after taking into account of the traveling time (approximately 8 hr) and since budget air fare was similar to the pricing of the train ticket, we decided to just fly in Venice.  We took the Easyjet , air fare was about S$100+, including taxes and flight journey was an hr plus. 

Being an island city, the best way to reach Venice is via boat. We took the public Alliaguna water taxi and the boat journey from Venice Marco Polo Airport to our B&B via Rialto stop was just an hour. As we bought the tickets on line, we got to change the evoucher to regular ticket at the Alliaguna ticketing office. 

Finding the Alliaguna ticketing office was a nightmare, as the counter staff  in Venice Airport were not exactly friendly and there was no signboard to direct the way. After asking different counter staff, we finally got some idea where to head to.  The Alliaguna ticketing office is not located inside the airport, you got to exit the airport and turn to the left, where you can find a long walkway and I mean a really long walkway.  After like 10 minutes or so, we finally see the pier!! Wah lau, try walking so long with 2 big luggage in a hot weather... the 10 minutes felt like forever. =p

Haha, to be frank, I cant remember the details already and so, I will let my pictures do most of the 'talking'! If you are interested, just drop me an email/comment and I will just send you my itinerary, ya? ^_^

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Updates:

ACE called me to ask me to renew the travel insurance plan. I said, I'm not interested.  The caller insisted to tell me there was a 50% discount for me. I said, I bought ACE before and precisely because of that, I knew the claiming process sucks. Instead, of addressing my current concern, the caller just want to emphasize on the discount. I said, what would I want to pay the other 50% if I know I probably cannot make any claim. Finally, the caller gave up. 


Do you remember I've mentioned that my husband lost his wallet in Switzerland? Naturally, we reported a lost at the police station ( got to pay CHF30 , approximately $40 for it!) and used that to file a claim on our travel insurance with ACE - 'Got It Covered Travel Plan'. 

Guess what? We hadnt got back the claim and that was months ago. 

We were asked to provide the following items besides the police report:

1) Receipt for the wallet - Who will have keep the receipt of the wallet that was bought years ago? So we gave an estimated price of $70 based on the wallet brand.

2)  Money changer receipt - Again, who will have keep the receipt after exchanging the money? 

3) Proof to show that money was withdrew to exchange for the foreign currency - We provided printscreen of my bank statement which was rejected by ACE. Reason being the money belonged to me and did not belong to my husband and therefore not acceptable. 

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Venue: 8 Queen Street S188535

Contact: 63389887

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