Yes, I know photographs of La Serenissima, Bride of the Sea, are everywhere. However, I thought, for my travelogue this week, I’d throw in just a few of my own photographs taken on a short visit there ten years ago . . .
Sea Approach – note the snow-capped Alps in the background
The Doge’s Palace and the sea landing for St.Mark’s Square
Doge’s Palace and the Bridge Of Sighs
San Giorgio Maggiore from St.Mark’s Square
The rowers in the lagoon operate from a standing position
Sea entrance to one of the minor canals
The Grand Canal from St.Mark’s Square
Front of St. Mark’s Basilica from St.Mark’s Square
Al fresco entertainment in St. Mark’s Square
St.Mark’s Square with Basilica and Campanile
Gondolas for hire on the Grand Canal
A Venetian Gondola in a side canal
A canal-side ambulance station … “Aiutami”
A Jeff Koons ‘Balloon Dog’ sculpture on the Grand Canal
Just one of the many palaces on the Grand Canal
Roland's Ragbag 