We arrived in Venice by train in the morning and took the waterbus to our hotel, The Antico Doge, which was a converted 16th century palace. It was very nice and elegant and the people very friendly. We then got our map and headed down to St. Marks square. It is always impressive to see the massive Basilica, and going inside we enjoyed the unique differences from the others we had seen as this was more gothic. The inside was filled with golden mosaics and multiple other works of art. Unfortunately you cannot take pictures which was hard for me. We then toured the square and toyed with the idea of going to the top of the bell tower but did not have time. There was of course the traditional pigeons and sidewalk cafes. From there we found a little place to eat dinner, grabbed some gellato and made it a night.
The next day we got up and headed to the Accademia which was a beautiful museum full of more art than we could digest. We then strolled around the remainder of the city, down rivas along the canals, across bridges over the canals, through narrow streets with shops and restaurants. There were some neat piazzas and various churches. One of the best was a Friari, known as Santa maria de Gloriosa. There was a plethora of art and sculpture inside and lots of history. We ate lunch (and more gellato) and then found this little shop with monogramed aprons which we got for all of our girls. We then went through some of the neighborhoods, including the Jewish getto. by this time we were tired and made it back to the hotel. But I, always wanting to get the great shot, went down to St. Marks to take a picture of this other church across the Grand canal at sunset. We ended the day with a nice dinner and more gellato.
It was sad but our time in Italy was coming to a close. The next day we took the train to Milan and had a hotel there. The next morning we flew out and fortunately I was by the window and got some great shots as we flew over the Italian Alps. On to the good ole USA. Cialo.
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