Day 5 & 6
Venice
After leaving the mountains, we headed for the coast. After a stop in fair Verona, the bus took us to Venice, where we boarded a vaporetto and headed to our hotel steps from the Piazza San Marco. The next few days were filled with gondola rides, visits to the glass shops for Murano, and a Vivaldi concert in one of Venice's many churches.
Top left: Kim and Charles (Mom and Dad) on the gondola ride though Venice.
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Above: A lovely spiral staircase in one of Venice's many palazzos.
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Left: Sunset on the Grand Canal and the Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute.
Top left: The streets of Venice are narrow and fun to get lost in (and you will get lost).
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Above: A bridge over one of the many canals.
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Left: A glass sculpture in front of the clock tower on the island of Murano.
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Below: The local guide and a master carpenter give us a lesson on the importance of the forcola, the wooden rest for the gondolier's oar
Left: Basilica San Marco from the Piazza of the same name. Right: Kim, Emma, and Charles in front of the Torro dell'Orologio right before it rings at noon.
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