Christmas lights
Christmas markets
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Venezia 2017
- Thread starter JustTravel
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From the Fandaco dei Tedeschi terrace today
Finally made it to the Vittorio Zecchin glass exhibit yesterday at the Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore
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Christmas eve walk......
Rialto bridge Christmas lights
More lights
San Zulian
San Marco
Christmas decoration
The Salute church
San Maurizio
Happy Christmas Eve!
Rialto bridge Christmas lights
More lights
San Zulian
San Marco
Christmas decoration
The Salute church
San Maurizio
Happy Christmas Eve!
On our Christmas day walk, we stopped in at the Frari church to see the "presepe di natale"
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misstravelbug
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Wow! This is marvellous! I am even more excited to visit Venice in 2018.
After a few days of rain, it is so nice to see the sunshine.
It was lovely to sit on one of the stone benches on the Zattere absorbing some vitamin D this morning.
Then we continued our walk to the Academia bridge and then the Rialto bridge.
It was lovely to sit on one of the stone benches on the Zattere absorbing some vitamin D this morning.
Then we continued our walk to the Academia bridge and then the Rialto bridge.
Campanile Sant'Agnese
Rio de Sant'Anzolo
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It was interesting to watch this wedding party get into a gondola, the women wearing some very high spike heels. It took a while.
Spotted the first of these a couple of days ago -
Today's walk in Venice
Campo Santa Margherita
Canale Grande/Ponte dell'Academia
An artist at Campiello San Vidal
Campanile San Stefano/Campo Sant'Anzolo
Yesterday we visited the Basilica Santi Giovanni e Paolo, also known as San Zanipolo. It has been many years since we have been inside. What a beautiful church.
The Cappella del Rosario
The church bells
The ospedale next door
The Cappella del Rosario
.....love the woodwork
The church bells
The ospedale next door
.....enjoyed watching father and son play football
Woke up to a very foggy morning. We went out for coffee at around 10:15 to a very busy Caffè del Doge.
We got to talking to these two befane, two very nice men dressed as witches
Then off to Riva del Vin, at the foot of the Rialto bridge to check out the Regata delle Befane
These Pink Ladies (a rowing group of breast cancer survivors) handed out hot chocolate and treats
An interesting former door
A well-preserved antique
We got to talking to these two befane, two very nice men dressed as witches
Then off to Riva del Vin, at the foot of the Rialto bridge to check out the Regata delle Befane
These Pink Ladies (a rowing group of breast cancer survivors) handed out hot chocolate and treats
An interesting former door
A well-preserved antique
Today's reflection
An almost empty Piazza San Marco at mid-day today.
Ann
100+ Posts
Don't know how much longer you'll be in Venice, but I found this to be a pretty good comment on Venice's restaurants: https://www.chowhound.com/post/venice-great-food-town-1066774. Do you know Alla Frasca -- if not, I hope you can make it there.
As always, loving your photos. They've given me some good ideas of places to explore in April. Thanks again for taking the time to post all your photos.
As always, loving your photos. They've given me some good ideas of places to explore in April. Thanks again for taking the time to post all your photos.
Thank you for the recommendation, Ann. We are here for another week but we probably won't make it to the restaurant, as we do not eat out much. We like to go food shopping, cook and eat at home.
jonathan
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Thanks from me, too, for the photos, JT! And thanks, Ann, for that recent Chowhound thread. I've been to Alla Frasca quite a few times in the past - it's wonderfully hidden amidst some of the smaller calli of Cannaregio, and the first couple of times it took me ages to get to just the right bit. I haven't been for some time, though: I'll try to get there on my next (short) visit.
Which, coincidentally, is in April: we're there from the 4th to the 8th - does this coincide with your dates, Ann? Maybe we'll finally get to meet in person! And sorry, JT, for hijacking your thread
Have a super final week in Venice - and hope to see you next time you're staying in Borough.
Which, coincidentally, is in April: we're there from the 4th to the 8th - does this coincide with your dates, Ann? Maybe we'll finally get to meet in person! And sorry, JT, for hijacking your thread
Have a super final week in Venice - and hope to see you next time you're staying in Borough.
Nessun problema, Jonathan. Hope to see you the next time you are in California. We won't be in London this spring/summer - will be flying in/out of Brussels. Maybe in October.
Today in Campo Santa Margherita.
Today in Campo Santa Margherita.
Yesterday we went to Cittadella (a medieval walled city) with a couple of friends by car. It was a very foggy drive but made it there safely. We found free parking just outside the walls and the sun was out. It turned out to be a beautiful walking day.
First stop was a cafe for some coffee and loo stop (and it was one of those squat toilet, very clean). Then to the entrance to go up the wall.
There are some displays both at the beginning and halfway mark -
The walk is not for the faint-hearted. There are a lot of stairs; some uneven and narrow walkways; and just metal barriers in parts of the wall. It's a long way down.
But it's a beautiful walk especially on a beautiful day.
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There are still places to be fixed
First stop was a cafe for some coffee and loo stop (and it was one of those squat toilet, very clean). Then to the entrance to go up the wall.
There are some displays both at the beginning and halfway mark -
The walk is not for the faint-hearted. There are a lot of stairs; some uneven and narrow walkways; and just metal barriers in parts of the wall. It's a long way down.
But it's a beautiful walk especially on a beautiful day.
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There are still places to be fixed
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Ann
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JT, like Jonathan, I apologize for hijacking your thread, and do enjoy your last week. And Jonathan, it looks like we will finally get to meet, as we too arrive on April 4! We're staying in Cannaregio -- https://www.sloweurope.com/community/threads/2br-1ba-apartment-in-venice.2736/ -- so maybe you all could come by for a glass of wine and then we could go to Alla Frasca for lunch or dinner! Really look forward to meeting you and Philippa after all these years.