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Venezia 2017
- Thread starter JustTravel
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Two more exhibits. These are in Dorsoduro, across from the squero. I didn't read the descriptions.
Golden phoenix?
ET?
Golden phoenix?
ET?
Much prefer the flowers we saw in our walk by entering open doorways into inner courtyards.
Monday morning was cold and very windy. So while our apartment was being cleaned we decided to visit again the churches of San Polo and San Rocco.
San Polo: carved wooden pulpit
Giandomenico Tiepolo's Via Crucis (1747-49)
San Rocco's altar
Marble sculpture of David & Goliath
San Polo: carved wooden pulpit
Giandomenico Tiepolo's Via Crucis (1747-49)
San Rocco's altar
Marble sculpture of David & Goliath
Today there was some rain and acqua alta. I took a walk anyway, skirting some standing water and taking some detours since I didn't wear rubber boots. Piazza San Marco was crowded. I braved the passerelle (elevated walkways), reminding myself to be patient since many tourists would stop to take pictures or look around unmindful of people behind them.
Here are some random pictures.
Academia bridge is in the process of being retrofitted
The Golden Tower, part of the Biennale in Campo San Vio.
Cappella di San Vio
Squero in Dorsoduro
And on the way home, stopped in at Pasticceria Tonolo for some krapfen con crema and butter cookies
Here are some random pictures.
Academia bridge is in the process of being retrofitted
The Golden Tower, part of the Biennale in Campo San Vio.
Cappella di San Vio
Squero in Dorsoduro
And on the way home, stopped in at Pasticceria Tonolo for some krapfen con crema and butter cookies
carolynflower
10+ Posts
Such a beautiful pictures! I like the picture order, have a feeling that I participated in the trip. 
Wednesday turned out to be a nice day, weather-wise, a bit cold but dry. We woke up late that by the time we had our coffee and done some food shopping, it was already noon.
I went to Ottica Vascellari to check if the glasses I ordered the day before were ready. And they were!
....a pair of reading glasses and a pair of sunglasses. The frames are "fatto a mano in Italia." Very useful souvenirs.
The pick-up process was so quick that I had enough time to make a circular walk - over the Rialto bridge to the Academia bridge, through Dorsoduro and San Polo, then home. I stopped by BJ & Alan's apartment in Dorsoduro hoping to say "Buon viaggio" in person but their lights were off, so I didn't see them.
After lunch, I went to my massage appointment given by an American woman living here in Venice. Oh, so nice and relaxing. A first here but certainly not the last, I hope.
I went to Ottica Vascellari to check if the glasses I ordered the day before were ready. And they were!
....a pair of reading glasses and a pair of sunglasses. The frames are "fatto a mano in Italia." Very useful souvenirs.
The pick-up process was so quick that I had enough time to make a circular walk - over the Rialto bridge to the Academia bridge, through Dorsoduro and San Polo, then home. I stopped by BJ & Alan's apartment in Dorsoduro hoping to say "Buon viaggio" in person but their lights were off, so I didn't see them.
After lunch, I went to my massage appointment given by an American woman living here in Venice. Oh, so nice and relaxing. A first here but certainly not the last, I hope.
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Tomorrow is San Martino day - when children make noises for some treats. I saw several groups today with their special hats, making a racket by banging on pot covers.
I don't feel comfortable posting children's faces without permission.
It turned out to be a beautiful day - cloudy, sunny, and then more clouds. I took a walk from the Rialto to Giardini.
Although there is 24-hour national strike today and very few vaporetti running, it was crowded by mid-day......
Although there is 24-hour national strike today and very few vaporetti running, it was crowded by mid-day......
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Drying laundry
And some Biennale exhibit -
Shopping........
Shoes, anyone?
Today is San Martino day
......found this in the bathroom sink this morning!?! 
carolynflower
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Cold, rain, wind, and a bit of acqua alta. That's today in Venice. We would have love nothing better than staying in but today is cleaning day and we don't want to be in the apartment while they do so. So, we got ready and went out for coffee.
Then we visited the San Giovanni Elemosinario church close by on Ruga Rialto.
It is a small church with some beautiful paintings from the 16th century.
Then we visited the San Giovanni Elemosinario church close by on Ruga Rialto.
It is a small church with some beautiful paintings from the 16th century.
.....to brighten the day.
PokeyMindy
500+ Posts
oh I love these wooden puzzles!!!!
Beautiful day!
