Day 6 & 7

Day 6 & 7

Venice

Enchantment around every corner...

Pilot boats guide the Brilliance of the Seas into Venice

Coming into Venice

First glimpse of Piazza San Marco

Getting closer

Note the mural on fabric covering scaffolding in place for renovations

St. Mark's "close-up"

Santa Maria della Salute from the Brilliance of the Seas

Coming into Venice via the Canale della Giudecca

Coming into Venice

Site of a new Hilton

Coming into Venice

Buildings on the Canale della Giudecca

On the Canal della Giudecca

Looking towards the Canale di San Marco from Canale della Giudecca

Our first day at Piazza San Marco

Lunch in the park near Piazza San Marco

Sarah Charlotte and Muh

Someone's excited to finally be in "Ventice"

Lovers in the park

The amazing St. Mark's Basilica

St. Mark's, detail

The top of St. Marks

Column details, St. Mark's Basilica

Sarah Charlotte on the parapet of St. Mark's Basilica

Sarah Charlotte with the famous horses.

View of Piazza San Marco from the parapet

Muh, Ann and Sarah Charlotte on one of Venice's many bridges

View of the Grande Canal

Bell tower near the Accademia

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Pont dell'Accademia

View of Santa Maria della Salute under Pont dell'Accademia

View of Grande Canal and the Pont dell'Accademia

Sidewalk artists at work near the Accademia

Sarah Charlotte's hat blends with the chalk drawing

Sarah Charlotte waits by the Grande Canal

View of the Grande Canal

Sarah Charlotte admires the view of the Grande Canal near the Accademia

Sarah Charlotte waits,

and waits,

and waits.

Quite the Murano glass chandelier in this cafe on Piazza San Marco

Cafe on Piazza San Marco - live music, amazing atmosphere, and $15 sandwiches

The water bus is the way to travel

Coming into Venice on our second day

View from the shuttle "bus" into Venice

Building on Canale della Giudecca

Headed into Venice on our second day

Santa Maria della Salute

What a way to travel!

Sante Maria della Salute

Piazza San Marco with the campanile

Coming into San Marco on our second day in Venice

Gondolas abound in Venice

"Classic" gondola shot

Beautiful views around every "corner"

Amazing buildings with water logged foundations

Building detail in Venice

Little docks at every building

Some streets are paved

Lovely church on a tiny piazzo

Amazing architecture

Venice street scene

Little canal

Canal view

Yet another picturesque canal

Bridge near San Marco

Grande Canal

Riders on the bus

Bridge of Sighs from Ponte della Paglia

Venetian street

Leaving Venice