Some Family History

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Early evening we arrived back at St Mark's Square. The area was really bustling with people. We walked through the square to the Rialto Bridge. From the bridge we caught another vaporetto to the station. It was a short walk from here to a church where my Aunt Etta and Uncle Ric got married in 1947. Unfortunately it was closed at this time of the night. The church was called San Nicola.

After a photo of the church, we found a small, simple place nearby to eat some dinner and have wine. Once again, we caught a vaporetto back to Lido. On our walk down the main street we stopped for our regular ice-cream fix.

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Photos

01 Bell Tower
A bell tower along this little canal.

02 Dying Down
The crowd has started to die down as evening approaches. In the background to the left is the church that we visited earlier today- Santa Maria della Salute.

03 Fakes
Sellers selling fake designer goods on white sheets- easy to pick up and move on when police come along.

04 King
This statue is of the first king of united Italy- Vittorio Emanuele II.

05 Other Island
Looking out over the gondolas to one of the other islands.

06 San Giorgio
The church of San Giorgio Maggiore which is on the island of the same name.

07 Gondola Services
The place where to pick up a gondola.

08 Bell Tower
Looking at St Marks bell tower from the side of the Doge's Palace.

09 Pigeons
Lots of pigeons on the lamp post.

10 Doge's Palace
The Doge's Palace with the shadow of the bell tower on it. To the left of the palace is St Mark's Basilica.

11 Me
Behind me is the island of San Giorgio.

12 Bell Tower
Another bell tower.

13 Large Buildings
Two of the large buildings that occupy this square.

14 Rialto Bridge
Looking back I saw the Rialto Bridge.

15 Silhouette
A sunset silhouette of a gondolier going across the Grand Canal.

16 Grand
Grand houses along the Grand Canal.

17 Gondoliers
Gondoliers in their stripy t-shirt uniform.

18 Grand Canal
The gondoliers have called it a day, covered and tied up their gondolas and gone home.

19 Doorway
I really liked this doorway.

20 Church
A church along the Grand Canal.

21 Grand
Grand buildings along the Grand Canal.

22 Grand Canal
The Grand Canal- a strange view, it is usually full of boats going from side to side or up and down.

23 Off the beaten track
A quiet canal on the way to the church of San Nicola.

24 San Nicola
Me in front of the church where my great uncle Ric and great aunt Etta got married in 1947.

25 Reflection
A nice reflection on the water of the buildings along this little canal.

26 Ice-Cream
Bex took a photo of Jess, Michelle and I eating an ice-cream at a cafe near our hotel in Lido.