Venice and the Veneto: Venice

The final day of the trip was spent in Venice.  It is a wonderful city and I thoroughly enjoyed exploring the waterways and little lanes. These first shots are taken from the vaporetto was we sailed down the Grand Canal from the train station to St Mark's square.

St Mark's square is at the heart of Venice and contains the Basilica Di San Marco along with other beautiful buildings. There was some restoration work at the basilica, mearning there was some scaffolding, but this didn't ruin the picture perfect square at all.

We wandered through the streets, crossing the canals and stopping now and again for some refreshments.

This is Harry's Bar, where we tried the Belinis at the place where they were invented.

This is the Basilica Di Santa Maria Della Salute, which was commissioned by Venice's plague survivors in in 1600s.

I loved this city and the people watching on the banks of the Grand Canal was exceptional.