 A strange figure admidst twisted trees greets the arriving visitor |
 Fog does not mean a day off from work |
 As the day before was the Festa Santa Lucia, the first stop wasthe church of St. Lucia |
 Parco Savorgnan |
 Door - Jewish ghetto |
 What is it? On Canale Grande |
 A cold gondola ride |
 Companions on the canals |
 Chiesa di Santa Stae |
 On the way to the Fish Market |
 Approaching the fish market |
 Says the fish-monger, "My calamari are the best" |
 Fresh swordfish - including the sword |
 At the Saturday fish market |
 On the way to Piazza San Marco |
 L'Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti |
 Venezia on a cold and foggy day |
 Palzzo Ducale vanishing into the fog |
 Detail - Palazzo Ducale |
 At the Fondamenta Salute |
 Warm music on a chilly day behind Santa Maria Salute |
 DSF_8047.jpg |
 At the Peggy Gugenheim Collection |
 DSF_8093.jpg |
 DSF_8073.jpg |
 Column with the Lion of Venezia in the Piazzetta di San Marco |
 The Basilica di San Marco in the fog |
 La Punta della Dogana |
 DSF_8131_2.jpg |
 Happy New Year at the Rialto |
 DSF_7985.jpg |
 DSF_8116.jpg |
 A decent little place to have lunch |
 DSF_8060.jpg |
 DSF_8066.jpg |
 DSF_8073.jpg |
 L'Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti |
 A guardian at La Salute |
 DSF_8031.jpg |
 Venetian interior elegance |
 Shy and cold |
 DSF_8039_40_41.jpg |
 DSF_7966.jpg |
 Palazzo Salviati - Canale Grande |
 For a fast getaway - Next to La Salute |
 Christmas decorations at the Centurion Palace Hotel |
 Centurion Palace Hotel near La Salute |
 An elegant setting for lunch on warmer day. |
 Gondola stand near the Rialto Bridge |
 DSF_8137.jpg |
 DSF_8134.jpg |
 The Peggy Gugenheim Collection |
 Now, what news on the Rialto? |
 The entry to Piazza San Marco |
 By the Palazzo Ducale |
 Ineffective sightseeing on the vaporetto |