Doge's Palace (Palazzo Ducale) Venice

It was beautiful this morning we walked to the Grand Canal and got on a water bus to Saint Mark's Square. It is weird hopping on and off of boats rather than buses to get around. It is so easy to get lost here but that is what is so great about it. We saw Doge's Palace and Saint Mark's Basilica then walked to the Rialto bridge. Around every corner …

Tyrol

The next morning we started out trip to Bavarian Alps and over the Brenner Pass to Venice.
But first, roll on through the Tyrol’s massive mountains to a region famous for adventure sports. Most of the tour did the whitewater rafting optional activity on the river and some just lazed around beautiful scereny. Most people …

The apartment that Peter has booked for us in Venice is bellisimo! It is owned by a couple that now live in Milan but it must have been their home when they were here in Venice, because it still has all the bits and pieces around like books, pens, papers and homey touches that hotels don't have. It is absolutely beautiful.

It is on the …

Nach 6 Stunden Fahrt haben wir endlich Venedig erreicht. Am Campingplatz Fusina haben wir ein Container-Zimmer für eine Nacht gebucht und dann gleich das Boot nach Venedig genommen. Dort sind wir dann herumspaziert und haben die wichtigsten Attraktionen besichtigt und uns auch ein Eis gegönnt.

We only had one day to look around Venice so we knew we had to get over to the main island quite early so we could see the sights we wanted to see. We were also hopeful that being surrounded by water it might be a little cooler as wind which travels over water is cooler than when it travels over land. However, the humidity was incredibly high, even …

On Thursday, we left Siena and took a train to Venice. We had to change trains in Florence, and because we did not take an expensive express train, it took most of the day to get to Venice. We rode the Vaperetto (Water Bus) from the train station to St. Marks Square. Then we attempted to walk to our hotel nearby. We took a couple of wrong bridges, …

The day began early with a boat ride into St Mark's Square in Venice.

Did you know that the body of St. Mark, one of the apostles, is buried in the cathedral in the square. Apparently the Venetians stole the body and brought it to Venice. St. Mark is the Patron Saint of Venice.

Anyways, we walked passed the Doge's Palace and the …

We spent most of yesterday traveling from our monastic hotel in Assisi, to arrive last night our our "uber" modern Laguna Palace Hotel on the Venetian mainland. The interior of this hotel is designed to look like the inside of a cruise liner and they've done a pretty good job of it too. But, I am disappointed that our hotel is on the mainland of …

Hello, again, Blogonauts!

Friday was my chance to dip my tongue ... er ... toe ... into Venetian history, which contains much that is attractive and quite a bit that is distasteful. (Perhaps I meant tongue after all.)

I'll begin with the enormous (and frequently waterlogged) Piazza San Marco.

Three structures dominate the …

Buon giorno, Aaron here.

Time sure is flowing by fast. We are approaching the midway point of this vacation but we still feel like there is a lot more gas left in the tank.

We spent July 6th and 7th in Venice. While we did visit some of the major sites, our short time here was more about relaxing and enjoying time together. We …

... market that resembled Chad and Sara taking pictures several months back. At least I THOUGHT they were funny! Contemplated going to the Doge's Palace, but even at 9am, there was already a line. I noticed something VERY FUNNY on the big zodiac clock. ...

... church adorned with statues, mosaics, carvings, and never ending arches. We saw the Columns of San Marco and San Teodoro, Doge's Palace, and from across the Piazza San Marco was the Santa Maria della Salute, a baroque church which stands at the ...

... . Plague struck again and again, wiping out up to one-third of the population, and a host of art treasures were lost when the doge's palace went up in flames. The scene was set for the arrival of Napoleon in 1797, and the city's eventual shunting into ...

... Mark) Plaza (what a crowd of people! And the pigeons - those rats with wings creatures!), where she had gone to see the Doge's Palace Museum, we began our exploration of the Cannaregio section of Venice. This area was once home to Jacopo Robusti, called ...

... We got back onto the Vaporetto and made our way to San Marco. The square was rather impressive with the Basillica, Doge's Palace, shops and museums and was surrounded by many overpriced cafes but, being a once in a lifetime opportunity we ...

... , and chat with neighbours.   We found a small deli in a narrow street in a shopping district behind the Doge's Palace and had an excellent focaccia sandwich and relaxed before heading to the major tourist sights at the square.  We ...

... , beamed ceilings and an old-fashioned bed) and immediately decide to head out. The receptionist is very helpful when I ask about the Doge's Palace (we have a secret itineraries tour early tomorrow morning and I want to make sure I know where to go) and ...

... tells us so we can all hear the details no matter how crowded it got.) She began our tour with the Doge's Palace, the former ruler of Venice.  She explained that even though the Doge was the ruler, he was basically a figurehead who was advised and ...

... .  The verdict:  Overrated.          On our final full day in Venice, while my parents were off on a tour of the Doge's Palace, Jay and I visited Ca' D'Oro (House of Gold).   While the art did not captivate us, the views of the Grande Canal ...

... trying to limit some of my picture taking so not to miss out.  Today we did the only scheduled event - A Secret Itinerary at The Doge's Palace at St. Mark's Square.  I booked this in May and had a paper with a number on it and a message to ...