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Day 27 - Venezia day 2

30/8/2012

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Decided to take on Venice for two reasons, like the Matterhorn it was on the itinerary in 1961 but missed out. Probably a lot less crowded then. And the fast train from Milano to Venezia takes only 2 hours thirty. One of the 10 things to do and see on Venice is to get lost. That one was covered today. As well as seeing Ponte di Realto - completed in the 16th century with shops all the way across. As well as The Galleria Academia and the Dukes palace along with weaponry of the 14-1600's and the jail cells for the bad guys. So in two days 8 out of 10 is not half bad.
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Photo from the Ponte di Realto
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Water taxis in foreground and Ponte di Realto in the background.
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Entrance to Academia - an art gallery
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Venice's Opera house
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The gondolier was singing in an operatic voice as he took his gondola pass the opera house.
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Entrance to the Ducal Palace
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Not to take photos inside but sneaked this one up give an idea of the grandeur of the palace.
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Small passageway with cells off each side - claustrophobic
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The bridge of sighs so named as the last thing of the world prisoners saw as they went down the hall to the dungeon cells
A cool beer down on the waterfront with Ducal Plalace to the left after a busy day of sightseeing. Heaps of photos but not taken with iPhone. These will appear along with some movies a few days after I get home.
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