I've finally selected a few (few! hah!) photos to post from the three days we spent in Venice. The light wasn't very good on the first day and improved each day, but the temperature went up each day too. I guess we were lucky we only caught the beginning of the heat wave. So, more or less in the order I took them:
Al's family name is Zacharias and so he's always interested in visiting places with that name. We found ourselves in the Campo San Zaccaria and went into the church, the only one we visited on this trip. This is the only photo that turned out well. From the Churches of Venice website: "The colonnaded 10th-century Romanesque crypt under the Chapel of San Tarasio is another relic of the older church and the eight tombs of early doges found down there are usually romantically covered by lagoon water. Ongoing restoration work at the church has the draining of the crypt planned, and the removal of the concrete floor to reveal what is below."
Jacquie GaudetTo Rachael AndersonYes, the floor is flooded most of the time, apparently. Venice may or may not be sinking, but this church seems to be. Reply to this comment 1 year ago
Porta Magna, aka Porta dei Leoni (though we didn't know what it was when we came across it). The lions are very different left to right. We came back to a restaurant here a bit later for a pleasant dinner.
There was restoration work happening on the front exterior of the Basilica di San Marco so I had to look up. It would have been nice to go in but it was only open during the heat of the day and there was a sign outside indicating that we might be refused entrance in shorts. Next time!
A few more than four people on the Rialto Bridge now, but it was the multicoloured bags of goods that caught my eye. Everything in Venice is delivered (and the trash taken away) by boat, transported to the boats by special carts that can be manoeuvred up and down the stairs found on all the bridges.
Another attempt at a gondola/gondolier photo, but he's not wearing the official striped jersey. Nor is he wearing the gondolier's straw hat, but most weren't due to the welcome breeze.
Accademia Bridge, with advert. I'd never heard of this guy but not disappointed to miss his show as he's not my style. https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/04/11/duking-it-out-anselm-kiefer-takes-on-the-venetian-masters
We took the vaporetto to the end of its line on the Lido and walked across to the beach. It was mostly pay beaches so we turned left to walk to the nearest free beach. On the way, we passed several places with these structures. We understand the concept of paying to rent an umbrella and a couple of lounge chairs, but what do people do with these things?
Finally, a photo of a photogenic gondolier! But this fellow was sitting on a ledge near Bacino Orseolo reading a book. Or maybe he's just a random tourist with a souvenir t-shirt?
Suzanne GibsonHe must be authentic - he has the official Associazione Gondolieri insignia on his shirt, same as the guy in the next picture. Reply to this comment 1 year ago
I wasn't originally going to include this shot from our vaporetto ride to the train station. Al is and average-sized man at 5'11" but he looks like a (gray-bearded) 12-year-old next to this fellow. No trick of perspective, the big guy is actually further away from me.
Susan CarpenterGreat photos Jacquie! You must have been at Piazza di San Marco very early in the morning - well worth getting up for. Reply to this comment 1 year ago
Jacquie GaudetEarly but not that early! 7:30 or so, which isn't particularly early in my book, at least not when the sun's already up. Reply to this comment 1 year ago
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