Buon Giorno!
We spent the day on the water.
1. I am standing at San Giorgio Maggiore Island across the lagoon from St. Mark's Square, near the church with Palladio architecture, Tintoretto paintings, and fine views back on Venice.
2. Our first stop, however, was the Island of Murano.
A 1292 law restricted glass production with it's dangerous furnaces to the isle of Murano to prevent fires on the mainland. This arrangement protected the secrets of Venetian glassmaking for a few centuries.
3. The Glass Museum displays 700 years of Venetian glassmaking including these fancy chandeliers.
4. Approaching the isle of Murano.
5. Next our vaporetto motored alongside the Castello District where the Biennale, a world's fair of contemporary art, is held.
6. A little further along is more of lush Giardini Park. . .
7 . . . And someone's impressive yacht. (British? American?) Alas, no one came out to welcome us aboard.
8. These are the same parked gondolas I photographed yesterday from the seashore.
9. San Giorgio Maggiore in the distance.
10. Looking back at St. Mark's Square.
11. The Doge's pink palace on the square.
12. Later we visited Ca' Rezzonico, a posh Grand Canal palazzo where I took this photo from the top floor.
We have seen many wonderful sites. Here is a list to help my memory in case you have questions later.
Arrivederci Venice
St. Mark's Square
Doge's Palace
Rialto Bridge
Correr Museum
Academia
Frari Church
Campanile
Bridge of Sighs
La Salute Church
Ca' Rezzonico
Ca' Pesaro
San Giorgio Maggiore Island
Murano Island
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