Venice, Italy

Welcome to Venice!

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Yep, that is snow.  Snow in Venice.  Apparently they get snow about three times every winter.  And it is winter after all.

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Down that dark alley is my hotel.  Here is what it looks like during the day:

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Here is the room:

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Here is Venice:

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And now for the Gondola Ride!

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And now it is time to go under the Rialto Bridge!

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In the “back alleys” you can see the delivery boats that supply everyone.

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The only way to see the Bridge of Sighs is by boat!

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This is the San Giorgio church:

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Ducal Palace, 1361:

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Wasn’t that a nice gondola ride? 

Right across the canal from our hotel room Mozart rented this building and so there is now a tribute to him:

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Here is the view out of our window:

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San Marco square.  You know, Marco Polo.IMG_0965VeniceIMG_0967VeniceIMG_0968VeniceIMG_0969VeniceIMG_0971Venice

Here of course is American culture polluting the local culture:

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This is the street our hotel is on:

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Here is a view of our hotel window from the street/canal vantage point:IMG_0975Venice-Hotel-WindowIMG_0976VeniceIMG_0977Venice

Here is where we bought our masks:

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Here is a concert hall near our hotel that was built for Napolean:IMG_0987Venice.IMG_0988Venice.IMG_0992Venice.IMG_0993Venice.IMG_0994Venice.IMG_0996VeniceIMG_0998Venice

Venice is a wonderful place!

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