The "Incolae Lacunae"...The Lagoon Dwellers

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April 20th 2016

Published: April 24th 2016

As Bill has been to Venice several times, and I have been once, we knew we weren't going to do the "big sights" on this trip. Our plans only included wandering around the city and visiting Murano. Since we had an afternoon while docked in Venice on the cruise ship, we decided to use that time to visit Murano. It was a beautiful day again, and, while there were mobs of tourists everywhere, it was e... Read Full Entry

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Lynn Beebe

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I was a primary teacher in a K-12 alternative school. In 2006, I took a leave for four months, travelling through Central America. I visited schools and studied Spanish along with being a tourist. My class followed my travels through this blog. I have continued to use this blog to keep friends, family and my students connected to my travels, recently in Mexico and now Kenya! 2009 I am now retired and my husband and I hope to do even more traveling! I am volunteering in an after-school program on the Indian reservation where we live and at the local art museu... full info

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The Horses of Saint Mark, also known as the Triumphal Quadriga, is a set of Roman bronze statues of four horses. The horses were placed on the facade, on the loggia above the porch, of St Mark's Basilica in Venice, northern Italy after the sack of Constantinople in 1204. They remained there until looted by Napoleon in 1797 but were returned in 1815. The sculptures have been removed from the facade and placed in the interior of St Mark's for conservation purposes, with replicas in their position on the loggia.