Venice - the city of canals

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Venice is known for many things. It is the city of love and romance. The city of water. It is a floating city. This city is set on wood pilings that are secured on underwater islands on the Adriatic Sea. It is a city to easily get lost in. If you can find your way to Piazzo San Marco and to the main sea port, then you have done well! A gondolier is the person who paddles you through the canals in a gondola. Check out our pics below.

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Photos

Not ideal weather today in Venice
Our arrival in Venice did not come with clear skies. We experienced light showers and cooling winds all day long!

venice view
Venice architecture is a sight to behold, rain or shine! The style is Gothic with many arches designing most buildings!

The Canal and Gondolas
Public transportation in Venice is on water, by Vaporetti or water taxis. Gondolas are used for tourist tours and a pole is used to move the boat along the canals.

The Gondola seats
The Gondola seats 6. It is a long, flat bottomed boat that lists to the right on purpose. All poling is done on the left side of the Gondola.

our gondola driver
Our Gondolier sang to us some of the time during our ride. He also greeted all other Gondoliers that we passed on the canals. Ride length - about 20 minutes.

On the way to St. Mark
The streets are narrow and numerous. It is easy to get lost!

St Mark
St. Mark's Church is amazing. It makes up one entire side of St. Mark's square, which is the most photographed site in the world!

venice rialto bridge
This is the oldest bridge in Venice. It is more than 400 years old and at one time is was the only bridge that crossed the Grand
Canal in Venice.

Masks in Venice
Venetian masks are a tradition in Venice. The masks are worn during the Carnevale (Carnival of Venice), but have been used on many other occasions in the past, usually as a device for hiding the wearer's identity and social status. It was useful for a variety of purposes, some of them illicit or criminal, others just personal, such as romantic encounters.