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Gondolier on the Grand Canal
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Yesterday was our only full day in Venice, so we had to pack in as much as possible. In the morning we went to the Peggy Guggenheim Museum. The modern art she collected was in striking contrast to the Renaissance art we saw at the Uffizi in Florence a couple of days ago.
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| Rialto Bridge |
Next on the agenda was seeing the Rialto Bridge which crosses the Grand Canal. From there we
wandered into a backstreet area we hadn't explored yet and found a place for lunch.
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| Burano |
We decided to take a vaporetto to Burano, a fishing village and lace-making center. It's very picturesque.
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| Portion of the front of St. Mark's Basilica |
When we returned to Venice proper it was starting to get dark, but we hadn't yet been to St. Mark's
Square. We managed to find our way using a combination of signage, phone apps, and intuition. Very impressive, but not the perfect lighting for iPhone photography.
Vaporetto is s water taxi?
ReplyDeleteSo you did get onto the canals?
Good!
Actually, a vaporetto is more like a water bus. They can be very crowded, unlike the more expensive water taxis.
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