Le Garzette
Travel Blogs from Venice
Venice we are coming
... say Princess handled this remarkably well and within an hour we were off the ship and on a water shuttle to St Marks Square.
The down side was the sun was now nearly all the way down and we only had a couple of hours before the shops would be closed. We made the most of it and got an understanding of how the Venetians must live as the catwalks are in place for when it floods around the area. ...
Exploring Venice
... canal.
After a much needed nap I went back out to explore more of the city. As the first Sunday in September there was a special event called the Regatta Storica which features a parade of historical boats on the Grand Canal and rowing races. As I didn't know the schedule of events I missed most of the parade but I did catch one of the rowing races (see video below). ...
Ummmm ....... Beautiful........
... the rest of the day eating and wandering. The main tourist areas of the Rialto Bridge and St Marks Square were absolutely surging with people so we opted to just get lost as often as possible and found ourselves in some very quiet streets and peaceful courtyards where we could just sit and people watch and take endless pictures of beautiful scenes. One of ...
A City Like No Other - Venice
... one of the Doge had tried to become a dictator and was subsequently found out. He was beheaded and his portrait in the great ballroom was painted over with a black curtain. I felt like I walked around the whole place craning my neck upwards. After the tour of the Doge's Palace we were on our own, so we looked at the Bridge of Sighs. This famous bridge led to the dungeons next to the palace and has a large military museum. It offered great views of the canals ...
In Venice April 30 to May 2, 2012
... which has been called “a great, marble salon” and is open to the sky. The piazza is huge yet harmonious, with covered galleries all around, sheltering luxury ships and cafes. Basilica San Marco was built in 83 to accommodate St, Mark’s tomb, and then rebuilt during the 11th century in its present Byzantine style. Built as a Greek cross with several eastern domes, the Basilica is so ...
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