Slide Show: Honeymoon - Venice
Pictures taken in Venice, during the second part of our honeymoon
ovens of a glassblowing factory on the island of Murano, Venice shaping the glass at a glassblowing factory on the island of Murano, Venice cooling the glass shaping the glass the island of Murano (famous for it's beautiful glass works- one piece of which is in blue bag pictured), Venice Gondola riding, Grand Canal, Venice church of Santa Maria della Salute view from St. Mark's square of San Giorgio Maggiore the Campanile (left) and the beginning of Piazza San Marco (St. Mark's square) another view of the Campanile (tower which is one of the prominent feature of St. Mark's square) Basilica San Marco (St. Mark's Basilica) the top of St. Mark's Basilica St. Mark's Basilica St. Mark's Basilica St. Mark's Basilica St. Mark's Basilica just to prove we were there the both of us that is Piazza San Marco (and it's pigeons) closeup of The Quadriga, the four horses that adorn the top of St. Mark's Basilica the fresco above the door of St. Mark's Basilica view of Venice from the top of the Campanile view of the top of St. Mark's Basilica from the top of the Campanile another view of Venice from the top of the Campanile St. Mark's Basilica (left) and part of the Doge's Palace (right) from the top of the tower view of the Grand Canal from the Campanile San Giorgio Maggiore view across the Canal of the Church of Santa Maria della Salute aerial view of St. Mark's square aerial view of the Doge's Palace another view of the Doge's Palace at the top of the Campanile overlooking San Giorgio Maggiore the top of St. Mark's Basilica with a view of the statue of St. Mark Columns of San Marco (left) and San Teodoro (right) the side of St. Mark's Basilica the courtyard of the Doge's Palace one of the domes of St. Mark's Basilica from the courtyard of the Doge's Palace statues representing the previous Doge's in the courtyard of the Doge's Palace Glenda when she was denied gelati (or a 'bocca di leone' used for denouncing tax evaders) and again the Scala D'Oro (golden staircase) inside the Doge's Palace closeup of the mouldings on the ceiling of the golden staircase closer closeup of the stucco mouldings of the ceiling of the golden staircase the walls of the golden staircase the archway at the top of the golden staircase a tribute to Neptune on the ceiling at the top of the stairs having walked up the stairs of the golden staircase another stucco depicting Neptune fireplace in one of the apartments for the Doge Sala dello Scudo- maps adorn the walls and these are two 18th century globes cannon in the armory room- at the end of the cannon is the depiction of a dragon Chastity Belt (artillery and weapons of torture room in the Doge's Palace) Tintoretto's painting 'Paradise' one of the world's largest paintings in the Sala del Maggior Consiglio, the hall of the Great Council sign outside a prison room of the Palace, capacity 2 for this cell courtyard of the Doge's Palace even the wells were decorated closeup of the sculptures on the well of the courtyard of the Doge's Palace even closer closeup of a lion's mouth sculpture on the well courtyard of the Doge's Palace part of the Doge's Palace angel adorning an archway closeup of mouldings on the pink and white marble of this part of the Doge's Palace archway of the Doge's Palace archs along the interior wall of the Doge's Palace (this side faces the courtyard) archways archways (Glenda's favorite) a little closer courtyard of Doge's Palace in the foreground, the top of St. Mark's Basilica in the background the front of the Doge's Palace the entrance to the Doge's Palace 'the Tetrarchs'; sculpture outside St. Mark's Basilica Bridge of Sighs (the Famous Bridge once crossed by offenders on their way to the State interrogators in the Doge's Palace) outside the famous Harry's Bar outside the famous Harry's Bar view onto Campo Santa Margherita (not far from our hotel) dark view down a side canal that ran along the side of our hotel and again the same canal by daylight Traffic jam along the Grand Canal Gondolas along the Grand Canal Rialto Bridge on Rialto bridge view from Rialto bridge view of traffic jam on Grand Canal from Rialto bridge on Rialto bridge zoom on Rialto bridge tilted tower of the island of Burano's main church colorful houses are the hallmark on the island of Burano Burano Burano Burano closer view of the tilted tower of Burano's main church this was the most amazing color blue this was a crazy violet- the photo doesn't nearly capture how cool the color was the same is true fo this mini house Church of Santa Fosca, on the island of Torcello church of Santa Fosca, Torcello the fabled (or is it?) marble throne of Attila the Hun on the island of Torcello It's hard to look Attilla-the-Hun tough when your feet don't reach the ground! everyone takes a turn the Church of Santa Fosca and adjoining church museums another view of the church of Santa Fosca, Torcello the canal from the ferry to the main part of Torcello view from Torcello of Burano waiting for a ride details on Rialto bridge more Gondolas on the Grand Canal in Venice the police boat coming to break up the earlier viewed traffic jam on the Grand Canal unnecessary zoom again with the crazy zoom random buildings along the canal our stop our stop A boat fruit and vegtable market on the canal alongside outiside our hotel Our hotel! Our hotel! A last look down the Grand Canal at sunset Rialto bridge