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April 16th 2019
Published: July 8th 2020
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At long last I have visited Venice! From Trieste, two hours on the high-speed motorway brought us to within sight of the island. Unfortunately for the truckers beside us, who must stay in the right-hand lane, a mysterious cause had them at a complete stand-still in a line several kilometres long. We parked in a large facility with a parkade for cars and a surface lot for buses. With strict instr... Read Full Entry



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Bell Tower clock strike Bell Tower clock strike
Bell Tower clock strike
Hefty clangs on the bell
Procuratie Vecchie, 12 century Procuratie Vecchie, 12 century
Procuratie Vecchie, 12 century
Even now these buildings look like offices.
Old well in Corte del Teatro Old well in Corte del Teatro
Old well in Corte del Teatro
Closed but still on the plaza
Highly fanciful sculpture and light Highly fanciful sculpture and light
Highly fanciful sculpture and light
Corte del Teatro
Lion of St Mark the EvangalistLion of St Mark the Evangalist
Lion of St Mark the Evangalist
St Mark’s Basilica
Golden mosaics tell Bible stories Golden mosaics tell Bible stories
Golden mosaics tell Bible stories
St Mark's Basilica, exterior
St Mark's Basilica St Mark's Basilica
St Mark's Basilica
Italo-Byzantine architecture, 11 - 13 centuries
Columns of San Marco and San Teodoro Columns of San Marco and San Teodoro
Columns of San Marco and San Teodoro
composite picture - they are really much farther apart
Departing Venice Departing Venice
Departing Venice
An exotic place of iconic legends and heavy tourism



8th July 2020
St Mark's Basilica

RENanDREW
Ren & Andrew

Beautiful
I have a massive soft spot for Venice despite the massive crowds. Your description of meandering through small lanes and finding fabulous shops brought back lots of happy memories of getting lost in Venice :)
14th July 2020
St Mark's Basilica

beentouring
Been Touring

Marvelous Venice
Getting lost is easy! And fun.
13th July 2020

Isabel Gibson
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Impressions
I've heard of St. Mark's but never bothered to look it up - it strikes me as "eastern" in its decoration. I see similarities with some Russian and Ottoman architecture. Maybe that's my imagination - and/or attributable to my lack of architectural knowledge which means I don't see the differences. It looks like you had a beautiful day for your foray, but I'm with you on the crowds. No thanks.
14th July 2020

beentouring
Been Touring

St Mark's Basilica
Russians and Ottomans and Venetians were trading powerhouses - the influences between those cultures and others are many.

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