The church Santa Maria della Salute across the Grand Canal on the island of St. Giorge
The famous Rialto Bridge, the 'shopping bridge'
Gondoliers as they transport tourists through the Venetian canals
The Basilica di San Marco on Piazza San Marco (St. Mark's Square)
Above: The island St. Giorge, across the Grand Canal from Piazza San Marco
Below: A views of Piazza San Marco from the Moor's Clocktower
St. Giorge island at sunset
Good eatin' in Venice
The domes of the Basilica di San Marco
An overview of Venice from the Moor's Clocktower on Piazza San Marco
What NOT to do in Venice. The steps from the gondolas are often underwater, therefore making for extremely slippery conditions. Yep, this poor guy fell in hard and came up drenched.
Forget the talk of dirty water, sinking buildings and too many tourists.
Go to Venice. Eat her seafood. Visit her museums. Sit and have coffee on the Piazza San Marco and watch the people. . And above all, get lost among her maze of canals. You'll always be able to find your way back and what you'll find while searching is what Venice is all about.
As in all of Europe, flowers brighten the windows and buildings just 'bout everywhere you look.
A view of Piazza San Marco from the Moor's Clocktower
Sleeping gondolas; they work hard throughout the day.
Left and Right: The Bridge of Sighs, so named because convicts would cross through this windowed passageway to prison, giving them their last view of beautiful Venice.
The bridge was named by Lord Byron, and it connects the interrogation room to the prison in the Doge's Palace.
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Across the Grand Canal, St. Giorge Island
The two best places in Venice for people-watching is Piazza San Marco, pictured here, and the waterfront along the Grand Canal (pictured on the right and below).
Venice's deceased are taken by water hearst to the small island of St. Michele, which is Venice's only cemetery. Because the island is small, space is limited, so many of the gravesites are temporary. They are allowed there for approximately 10 years, after which they must be moved somewhere onto Italy mainland. There are several exceptions, mostly those of notable celebrities such as Russian violinist Igor Stravinsky who died in 1971 and asked to be buried on St. Michele.
Away from the tourist sections of Venice, every day life is like anywhere else.
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