View from the Doges' Palace

As soon as we got off the gondolas we headed back to St. Merk's Square and the Doges' Palace. In the past we had taken escorted tours through the Palace but today we had our own tickets. We were able to proceed through at our own pace. Last year we were allowed to mtake photos inside. This year we weren't. I was able to snap this shot of Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore. We had hoped to take a vaporetto (water bus) over there but once again we ran out of time.

Day Two (Sunday)

June 24th 2006
Usually the first night spent in Europe leaves me all screwed-up because of jetlag. But this night I slept like a rock. Having my own single room while Gail and her Mom occupied a double meant I got many full nights of sleep on this vacation. Jurgen kept us pretty busy the day before so I was exhausted when 10:30 rolled around. We "slept-in" until 8:00 then headed for breakfast at 8:30. Jim w ... read more

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