Day Seven - Exploring Venice: | |
After a great European-style breakfast, we headed out to meet our local guide.
After the initial guided tour, we had the rest of the day to get lost in Venice (which is quite easy). Check out the official Venice web site at:
City of Venice I found a really good site that has 360° panning videos of many of Venice's wonders. Check it out at: Venice. One of the architectural highlights of Venice is Saint Mark's Cathedral. Learn more about it at: Truly Venice. There's a pretty cool clock next to the Piazza of Saint Mark. Two huge brass men swing their mallets to ring the bells. The two men who designed the clock were rewarded by having their eyes burned out and their tongues cut-off by the Doge (or Doxe, but not Dodge) to ensure his clock would be unique. Nice guy. Learn more about Doges at: Wikipedia - Doge. |
Map of the Island
Somebody's Back Door Entrance
Our Guide For Venice - Elizabethe
Elizabethe Getting a Little
Help From Bette & Barbara
Help From Bette & Barbara
Beautiful Wood Boats
Gondola Parking Only - All Others Will be Sunk
On the Grand Canal
Everything Comes By Boat
Venice
Venice
The Grand Canal
Rialto Bridge on the Grand Canal
Rialto Bridge
One of the Cisterns in Venice
Debbie Schmoozes With Elizebethe
Venice
Church of Santa Maria Formosa
Tha Priuli Palace in the Background
And, Of Course, A Canal
The Group Heads Deeper Into the Jungle
Venice, It's Old, It's Beautiful
Most Canal Traffic is NOT Gondolas
Clock Tower
Another Cistern (Didn't See Any Brotherns)
One of Those Beautiful Wood
Taxis Cruisin' the Canals
Taxis Cruisin' the Canals
Lots of Canals = Lots of Bridges Too
Saint Mark's Bell Tower
I think they copied this from
one they saw in Las Vegas.
I think they copied this from
one they saw in Las Vegas.
Saint Mark's Cathedral
Saint Mark's Cathedral
Saint Mark's Cathedral
Saint Mark's Cathedral
Saint Mark's Cathedral
The Original Gong Show - Mechanical
Statues Swing & Strike the Bell
Statues Swing & Strike the Bell
Another View of the Clock
Closer View of the Clock
View From the Clock Tower
The Group at a Glass-Blowing Demonstration
Glass-Blowing Demonstration
According to His Shirt, He's the Maestro
The Other Half of the Group
Glass-Blowing Demonstration
And That's How You Make a Horse
Venetian Glass & Masks
Inside the Courtyard of the Doge's Palace
What a Butt-Head
Inside the Courtyard of the Doge's Palace
Where the First Game of Basketball Was Played
Final Score: Venetian Gondoliers - 19; Dolomite Spiders - 32
Final Score: Venetian Gondoliers - 19; Dolomite Spiders - 32
Inside the Courtyard of the Doge's Palace
Inside the Courtyard of the Doge's Palace
Inside the Doge's Palace
Inside the Doge's Palace
Inside the Doge's Palace
The Dungeon
The Dungeon
Debbie's New Room
Extra Pieces-Parts
View From the "Bridge of Sighs"
Prisoners Sighed at Their Last Glimps of Freedom
Prisoners Sighed at Their Last Glimps of Freedom
When The Tide is High, They Deploy Raised Walkways
That's their plan. When the water comes
in, they simply "get over it." Seems to work!
That's their plan. When the water comes
in, they simply "get over it." Seems to work!
Inside Saint Mark's Cathedral
Inside Saint Mark's Cathedral
Inside Saint Mark's Cathedral
Close-Up of the Artwork & Gold Leaf
Laying Saint Mark to Rest
Another Close-Up
Inside Saint Mark's Cathedral
Venice
Amazing There's Any Trees Since There's Not Much Dirt
Yep, That Tower's Leaning Too & There's Nothing
They Can Do to Stop It Except Stay Out of the Way
They Can Do to Stop It Except Stay Out of the Way
Debbie & Wayne
Another Wonderful Dinner in Venice
Another Wonderful Dinner in Venice
About a Month After we Were There, the Water Rose
Somewhere There's a Photo of a
Guy Skiing in St. Mark's Square
Guy Skiing in St. Mark's Square
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