Italy: Venice

Ah! Venice!
A view from the ferry coming into Venice. Cars are not allowed in Venice. Usually people park at the ferry docks and take the ferry in.

This was one of two bridges they walked over to reach La Piazza di San Marco (St Mark's Square).

A law was passed in the 16th century to keep gondolas from becoming too ornate. Gondolas are very strictly regulated.

These are parts of the clock tower in St Mark's Square.


This is a mosaic over the main entrance to St Mark's Basilica. In the arches between groups of columns, mosaics depicted the story of bringing the remains of St. Mark to the Basilica from Egypt.

The glassmaking demonstration at a Murano glassworks.

Their gondolier. All gondolas are sized to their gondoliers because the oarlock has to be the right height for balance and control. Gondoliers of different heights can't trade gondolas.


The Grand Canal is the largest of all the canals in Venice.

As the sun set, they returned to the ferry dock to go back to their hotel.

As always, you can view all the photos in my Flickr album.
Next stop: San Marino