I’m so loving Venice and feeling almost like a local – it’s the neighbourhood I’m sure. Our days start and often finish with a walk through ‘dog park’ under the fig and other trees to get to our local waterbus stop – sadly we have only a short time to explore this amazing city.
The Campanile di San Marco in the Piazza San Marco is the tallest building in Venice, standing close to 100m tall. There was a very long line of people waiting to go up inside the tower - we didn't join them.
The mosaics and statues on the face of St Marks are simply stunning.
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| Dressed to impress - typical of the young Venetian women |
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We watched this ancient 24 hour clock for some time - it was
very ornate but out of sync! |
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| Of course we headed through this archway |
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| ... and this is the back of the clock. |
Today we visited the Basilica di San Marco and the famous Square. There are no other words - the Basilica is superb! One of the most beautiful buildings I have ever seen.
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| The Bridge of Sighs |
The Bridge of Sighs connects the interrogation rooms in the Doge's Palace to the Prigioni Nouve (New Prison). The view from the Bridge was the last view of Venice that convicts saw before their imprisonment.
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| The prison |
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| The Doge’s palace - we enjoyed it from the outside! |
We skirted the Square and monuments taking pix as we went and then ducked down an alley to avoid the masses. We found a wee snack bar serving delicious fresh bread rolls stuffed to overflowing with slices of porchetta and importantly ice cold drinks - it is pretty hot here!
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| A great little lunch bar |
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| Delicious cordials |
Our next destination was the Jewish Ghetto (thanks for the tip Deanne). We weren't entirely sure where to find it but knew the general direction and that entailed a great trip along the Grand Canal. The waterbus service is terrific - once you work out directions etc!
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| The water reflections under the bridge caught my eye. So beautiful |
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| The Rialto Bridge |
The Rialto Bridge was built in the late 1500s and is the oldest of the 4 bridges spanning the Grand canal. Apparently it had been rebuilt several times since it first construction as pontoon bridge in the C12th
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| Beautiful colourful fanciful glass objects adorn this building. |
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