Night walk, after arrival in Venice |
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Next Morning (6AM) with a little fog |
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Off to Ducal Palace and St. Mark's Basilica |
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Campanile |
Ducal Palace with St. Mark's in background |
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Rosanna Giannotti, guide |
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Bridge of Sighs, with a lot of Toyoto ads |
Courtyard of Ducal Palace |
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Grand Staircase |
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Guilded ceilings in the "Regular" staircase |
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Part of the prison (across the Bridge of Sighs) |
Looking down the Grand Staircase |
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The Tetrachs |
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Bell Tower with "Strikers" - Lion logo below |
Front detail of St. Mark's with horses and mosaic "Christ in Glory" |
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San Zaccaria |
San Zaccaria |
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Details on the facade of San Zaccaria |
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Tower started to lean before completion. Architect offset the cupola to "balance" |
Church honoring Marco Polo |
Door bell pulls with tounges sticking out |
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Equestrian monument to Bartolomeo Colleoni in the Campo di Santi Giovanni e Paolo |
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Detail of monument base |
2nd Detail of monument base |
Scuola Grande di San Marco |
San Zanipolo on right in Campo di Santi Giovanni e Paolo |
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If I don't hold on tight, I might fall out |
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Traffic light on the canal |
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Another interesting doorbell pull |
Boat ride to Murano |
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After a movie, a master with 51 years of glass blowing experience gives a demo |
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The leaning tower from a different direction |
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I couldn't resist! |
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Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore |
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Approaching the Rialto |
Rialto Bridge |
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Marina on edge of town, Murano and San Michele across the lagoon |
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Tintoretto's House |
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One of the "Moors" in the Campo del Mori |
Figure of Sior Antonio Rioba whose nose was the subject of satire |
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Murano figures in shop |
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I love this one! |
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Venice Opera House |
The Bovolo Staircase |
Another leaning tower |
Ca' d'Oro Palace |
Arrivederci |