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| The 'water door' at the back of our hotel, which provides access to the canal |
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| Our hotel 'Locanda Antico Fiore' which is right on the canal |
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| Trying to find our way to St Marks Square - it's very easy to get lost here! |
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| The little cafe where we had lunch the first day we were here |
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| Chris perusing the menu - pizza, pasta and gelati have pretty much being our staple food while we've been in Italy |
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| A gondolier paddling down the canal while talking on his mobile phone - not very romantic! Apparently there are 400 gondoliers in the city. There are only a limited amount of gondolier licences, which means someone can only become a gondolier if one of the existing gondoliers dies! |
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| St Marks Basilica - they were doing some work around it while we were there to try and stop it becoming flooded during high tides |
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| View onto St Marks Square |
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| Better view of the basilica from the square - cafes and exquisite jewellery shops line the square |
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| Strolling along the waterfront |
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| Pre-dinner drinks at Cafe Florian - a Venetian institution, which has been operating since 1720 |
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| Visiting the Peggy Guggenheim Gallery - we saw works by the likes of Picasso, Bacon, Warhol and Jackson Pollock |
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| Just a nice pic of Chris hanging out on the canal |
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| Some delicious baked goods for you Rose! |
Looks much warmer in Venice than Florence? We are very keen to go now based on your account and wonderful pics. hope feeling better?
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Thanks for the pictures of the baked goods Luce!! Can you bring me home some please? Rose xx
ReplyDeleteI am sitting at my desk looking out over a grey and disgusting Melbourne winter sky :( You guys look so relaxed (and warm!!), hope you are having a great time! Your baby bump is so cute Lucy. When i was in Italy on my stingy student budget, i would forgo lunch in order to have a gelati.....mmmmm....gelati!! Enjoy!!!!! Rachel
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