Venice Day 2
September 4th 2010 Phew! A busy day today! An early start with a private boat trip to St Mark's Square and a guided walking tour including the Doges Palace with a walk over the bridge of Sighs. According to our guide, the view from the Bridge of Sighs was the last view of Venice that convicts saw before their imprisonment. The bridge name, given by Lord Byron in the 19th century, comes from the suggestion that priso
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