Crossing the Accademia bridge
Looking east from the bridge at Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute
Brick ground level
Piazza San Marco
Campanile di San Marco
Basilica di San Marco
Piazza San Marco, sure enough
Piazza San Marco
Peeking west
Heading towards the world's oldest coffee house, maybe
Fancy brunch
View of the square from our table
Hyper detailed
Torre dell'Orologio
The clock
Torre dell'Orologio
Campanile di San Marco
Palazzo Ducale, under rennovations
Between the cathedral and palace
Distinctive dome
Statues everywhere
Inlaid mosaics
Under the entry arch
So many golden mosaics
Covering every surface
So much...
Everywhere you look
Moving toward the altar
Into the next section
Carefully tiled floors
Pala d'Oro
Pala d'Oro detail
Pala d'Oro detail - all gold and real gemstones
Cross
More floor tiles
Gold mosiacs
Another design
Mixing it up
A modest candelabra
The cavernous space
No surface left uncovered
Reflected colors
Yet another church
Checking it out
Lizard friend
A bit wary of tourists
Fresh pastas
Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo
Inside Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo, with tombs of 25 doges
Arched ceilings, but no mosaics or paintings!
Impressive altar
Stained glass windows
Clock with a different layout
Back on the canals
Grand Canal again
Rialto Bridge
Rialto Market in the afternoon, after most of the action
Fish tail
Fish market after its packed up
Still green waters
Varied bridges
Into the sotoportego!
Chiesa Parrocchiale di San Giacomo dall'Orio
Sitting in the square for a moment
Awww
Gelato treat
Ponte degli Scalzi
Ponte delle Guglie
One of the guglie (gargoyles)
Heading out into the bigger channel
The bridge to the mainland
Approaching Murano
Waterfront
More domes and statues
Along the Murano canals
Glass factories everywhere
Torre dell'Orologio
A bit leany
Rio dei Vetrai
Filling up
Faro di Murano - Murano Lighthouse
Sailing back
A little filtered light
Passing Cimitero
Looking back to the main island
Walled up
Narrow alley
Shutters, open and closed
Impresive halo
Glimpse of the bell tower
Campo Manin
One of multiple leaning towers in Venice
Fading light on the Accademia bridge
On the Accademia bridge, with Salute in the background
Rio de San Vio
Relaxing on our dock
Wild sculpture across the canal - Baby 3.0
The Grand Canal at night
30 second exposure
Quite evening
Palazzo Corner della Ca' Granda
Our green rental
Dinner at Bistrot de Venise
Starter - cured fish
The starters arrive
First course - pasta!
And now for the fish
And of course dessert
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