Venice, Italy

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Venice was a really nice city. very busy. the thing im finding with italy, is i love the country, but dislike the nature of it all, and demeanor of the population (without being rude, but thats the way it is) hectic, rude, and busy. push push shove shove. i loved st marks cathedral, and the canals. a gondola ride was in order too with a couple bottles of wine. also went to the peggy gugenheim museum, due to the academia museum being mysteriously closed.

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Photos

Bec and Matt
Thats Bec and Matt.. who got together on the first night. Matt was my roommate for the entire tour. but didnt come to stay with me everynight... wasnt too much of a bother either cos he was shocking snorer!! hehe. nice guy though.

Classy old Benny
Benny soaks in the opulence and tranquility of his surroundings by assuring me he is plowing through his bottle of wine.

Dinner in Venice
Well im pretty well hogging the whole shot, but thats us at dinner. Thats Peggy opposite me

Gondalas through the Canals
two Gondolas ride side by side in front of ours, on the canals of Venice.

Gondola Ride
the people on my gondola ride. Chi, Teagan, Brooke, and Roshan

Juliet's Balcony
The supposed balcony where Juliet stood out with Romeo below.

Me over the Grand Canal
this is me on the bridge over the Grand Canal of Venice

Peggy Guggenheim Grave
for all you who enjoy photos of graves, heres one. This is the apparent grave of Peggy Guggenheim at her museum in Venice. This museum boasts a fantastic collection of fine art :)

People at Dinner
Jess and Ben on the left and Angelo and Kerrie on the right.

People at dinner 2
two lots of sisters. Kelly and Tanya on the left, and Brooke and Teagan on the right.

Piazza San Marco
The view of Piazza San Marco. The Campanile towers above the square, with the renowned St Marks Cathedral

St Marks Cathedral
Frontal shot of St Marks.. thats it :)

The Bridge of Sighs
So named as it was the bridge where prisoners were marched across towards their prison cells. Prisoners would look over the beauty of Venice and sigh, as it was the last sights they would see before imprisonment and execution.

The Colloseum @ Verona
On the way to Venice we stopped in Verona, renowned home of Romeo and Juliet. This is the colloseum there, much less grand than its big brother.

the entertainment at dinner..
a few italian dudes walked around jamming on intruments. was okay.

Town of the Winged Rats
yeah, well many have said St Peters is known for its pigeon-ness. they werent kidding. this place is INFESTED with gutter birds. all bird food for sale is laced with contraceptives to stop their population getting worse. people are always covered in these shit birds here, and you often have to duck to avoid them colliding with you!

View of the Piazza
This is a view of the Piazza San Marco from on top of St Marks Cathedral. By the way if i omit photos which you would think obviously good, its because you werent allowed to take photos there. (ie. inside St Marks Cathedral)

Wall of Romance
wall just next to Juliet's balcony. here people from all over the world leave dedications to people they love, and stick it to the wall.

Welcome to Venice!
First sights you see after catching the ferry across to Venice!