Ancorra Venezia

On Thursday, April 9, Daddy, Jeff, Emily, and I took the train to Venice. Venice was also crowded with Spring tourists. The funny thing about Venice is, if you move 1 or 2 streets off the main tourist thoroughfares, there are almost no tourists at all. If you are lost, just look for the throngs of people - they will be on the main route between San Marco and the Rialto Bridge! Of course, we hit both of those spots. We did the tour of San Marco and the Treasures of San Marco, but did not go up in the belltower or on the upper walkway outside the Basilica itself.

The Basilica di San Marco.

The Basilica from the side, in front of the Doges' Palace.


The view from our hotel room. That is San Marco, just over those buildings.

The view from the hotel room, looking down.

Thursday evening, Daddy took Emily to see some Opera selections that were being performed at a local theatre by artists in 18th century Venetian costumes. They had a great time. Jeff and I had a date night, exploring Venezia on our own and enjoying a nice dinner. We, too, had a wonderful time.

On Friday, we attempted to go see the Jewish Museum, but it was closed because of Passover. We did find a museum of decorative arts and costume that was very interesting, and toured the Accademia Galleries as well.

This was just a building that I saw while we were waiting for the water bus, and particularly liked.

Jeff, Emily, and I took the train back to Ferrara Friday evening, and Daddy flew back to Atlanta from Venice on Saturday morning. We had a very nice visit, but, of course, it was too short!