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Colour and the origins of Venice
This morning was overcast and cooler, but we had decided to get out a little earlier than usual to beat the worst of the crowds into San Marco (I had hoped that we would get out quite early - near dawn - a few times, but Xander doesn't want to cooperate with that idea ...). So it was out and onto a vaporetto at San Toma, with rain jacket and umbrella packed in my bag.
It stayed dry while we strolled around the piazza, the piazzetta, and into the ...
Venice
... You will see what I mean in the picture of my fish dish. We then zipped off to catch our vaporetto back to the main island of Venice, which was about an hour ride away. Once we alighted, we headed over to our new favourite gelato place, Il Doge. Instead of walking over, we decided to use our vaporetto pass and cruised the Grand Canal for one last cone before heading back to camp. We had a great time in Venice and would definitely recommend a visit to the islands if you have an extra day for ...
Days Eight and Nineeee.
... shopping and took LOTS of photos. My favourite thing we saw was a ceramic lemon on a ceramic blue tile... ahh, it was gorgeous <3 When we'd seen everything (and eaten some slightly squashed fruit) we took a boat back to Malcesine, where we continued wandering generally. I sat in a changing room for ACTUAL HOURS watching Mrs Oaklander try on clothes, and then we went outside and... It. ...
Seafood!!!
... Cuisine! 待ってまし ;た~~~♥ ; 何食べたっ ;け?\(//∇//)\ Polenta e schieっていう 23567;さい揚げ& #12383;エビが入 ったポレン ;タ。 Sepe al neroっていう ...
The Republic of Venice
... Bridge of Sighs, where prisoners would be walked to be executed. Venetians would cry out to let these prisoners go, so eventually a passageway was built in the Doge’s Palace so that the prisoners wouldn’t need to go outside.
After our tour around the Doge’s Palace, we took a ferry to Murano, the glassmaking island, where we bought some souvenirs. I toured the Glass Museum. Romans made glass! I saw these very ornate, ...