Enticing Venice

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Dorsoduro – the neighborhood we called home for 6 nights.
Going down the Grand Canal.
Under the Rialto Bridge.
Passing palazzos.
St Mark’s Basilica
No pictures allowed inside but trust me there was more gold leaf than a certain person’s towers. (Can’t bear to say his name along with such beauty)
Atop St Mark’s
Campanile (bell tower) on the left and Doge’s (leader of the city-state) Palace on the right.
The Bridge of Sighs connects the palace to the prison.
The view from inside the bridge – so named because when prisoners were taken to the dungeons, they sighed – knowing it was the last time they would see the canal and Venice.
The Clock Tower (Torre dell’Orologio) built during the Renaissance in 1496.The tower sports one of the world’s first “digital” clocks (with dramatic flips every five minutes.)
From St Mark’s Square we could see the bronze men (Moors) swing their huge clappers at the top of each hour. In the 17th century, one of them knocked an unsuspecting worker off the top and to his death – probably the first-ever killing by a robot!
Of course, we saw gondolos everywhere!
Walked over to the Rialto Market (Mercato), where we saw beautiful displays of fruits & veggies.
And “interesting” ways to show off the fish.
Many chefs were there, hauling off the “catch of the day”.
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  4. St Marks is breathtaking. It would be fun to shop for food in that gorgeous market. See you soon. Safe travels!!🤗

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