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Season 2: Venice: Serene, Decadent and Still Kicking

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Season 2

S2, Ep1
2001
Venice: Serene, Decadent and Still Kicking
Sorting through the monuments of magical Venice, we trace its decline from Europe's most
powerful city to its most hedonistic. We cruise its main street - the Grand Canal - then get lost
in its back lanes. We drink-in the art of Titian, Bellini, Donatello, and the Doge's Palace. We
luxuriate in a venerable caf on St. Mark's Square, enjoy calamari with locals in a canal-side
pub, then find our own private Venice: on a gondola, under the moonlight.

S2, Ep2
2001
Venice Side-Trips: The Best of Veneto
Pulling on hip boots, we settle into the muck of Venice, then take a speedboat tour of the
lagoon. On the mainland, we head for Padova to tour a once-illegal anatomy theater and track
the restoration of Giotto's Scrovegni Chapel. In Vicenza, we admire elegant Palladian-style
streets and villas. In Verona, we climb the Roman arena, jostle with tourists to rub the brass
breast of Juliet, and taste-test grappa before riding the train to Ravenna for its dazzling 1500year-old mosaics.

S2, Ep3
2001
Florence: City of Art

We look into the eyes of Michelangelo's David and Botticelli's Venus, learn tricks for touring
the Uffizi art gallery, and climb the amazing cathedral dome that kicked off the Renaissance.
Then we immerse ourselves in the Florentine good life: visiting a fragrant 400-year-old
perfumery, sipping Campari on a rooftop, chasing the sunset on a Vespa, and sleeping
serenely in a converted monastery.

S2, Ep4
2001
Siena and Assisi: Italy's Grand Hill Towns
In this episode, we explore Italy's two greatest hill towns - Siena and Assisi - plus the
countryside in between. If you fall in love with Italy, good chance it'll be right here.

S2, Ep6
2002
Amsterdam and Dutch Side-Trips
This time we return to the Netherlands and captivating Amsterdam-- perhaps Europe's bestpreserved 17th-century city while at the same time wild and modern.

S2, Ep7
2002
Prague and the Czech Republic
Prague was always beautiful, now it's fun, too. And the streets are filled with young people
who seem determined to make up for their parents' Stalin-gray childhoods.

S2, Ep8
2002
Dublin
Whether in the pubs, in its ancient past, in its struggle for independence, or in its lively streets,
Dublin is the capital of a nation with a rich history and an irrepressible spirit.

S2, Ep9
2002
South Ireland
Nicknamed "the island of saints and scholars," Ireland is also known as "the terrible beauty"
for its bittersweet mix of political struggles, hunger, friendly people, and gorgeous landscapes.

S2, Ep10
2002
The Best of West Ireland
This time we're exploring the far west of Ireland. Starting on the remote Aran Islands, we
cruise to Galway, hike the rugged Burren, and marvel at the Cliffs of Moher before venturing
to Dingle and finishing on Great Blasket Island.

S2, Ep11

2002
Berlin
We're back in Berlin -- the fastest-changing big city in Europe. If you haven't been here lately,
you won't recognize the place. United Berlin has resumed its place as the capital of Germany
and one of Europe's great cities.

S2, Ep12
2002
Germany's Romantic Rhine and Rothenburg
This time, we're enjoying the charms of Germany's villages and evocative ruins. While much
of this country is an urban and industrial powerhouse, this episode is all about storybook
Germany.

S2, Ep13
2002
Munich and the Foothills of the Alps
This time it's quintessential Germany -- and that means Bavaria - fairytale castles, the exciting
city of Munich, and fun in the breathtaking Alps.

S2, Ep14
2002
The Best of the Alps
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