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Venice

A quick day trip to Venice to experience life on a different kind of island, traverse the Grand Canal, check out the one of a kind St. Mark's and of course enjoy a proper Prosecco Tasting!
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12th century columns topped by Mark's winged lion(2000y/o) & St Theodore(Original patron saint of Venice) defeating the dragon
12th century columns topped by Mark's winged lion(2000y/o) & St Theodore(Original patron saint of Venice) defeating the dragon 		Bridge of Sighs-connects Doge's Palace on the left to the Prisons on the right-looks like a palace, except bars on the windows
Bridge of Sighs-connects Doge's Palace on the left to the Prisons on the right-looks like a palace, except bars on the windows		 Government doled out justice in the Palace & condemned prisoners crossed to the prison by the Prison's Bridge(originally known)
Government doled out justice in the Palace & condemned prisoners crossed to the prison by the Prison's Bridge(originally known)		 Lord Byron storied the convicted paused on the bridge, pondered their future, looked at Venice 1 last time & sighed.
Lord Byron storied the convicted paused on the bridge, pondered their future, looked at Venice 1 last time & sighed.
Mosaic depicting merchants presenting the body of St Mark(stolen from Egypt) to the Doge in front of the church
Mosaic depicting merchants presenting the body of St Mark(stolen from Egypt) to the Doge in front of the church		 Mosaic of Saint Mark's body venerated by the doge (1728)
Mosaic of Saint Mark's body venerated by the doge (1728)		 Close up example of the columns of all nature and the trademark Venetian 4 leaf clover medallion.
Close up example of the columns of all nature and the trademark Venetian 4 leaf clover medallion.		 St Mark (16th century) under the hand of God. Below his feet is a blue-clad Virgin Mary (11th century) flanked by eight apostles
St Mark (16th century) under the hand of God. Below his feet is a blue-clad Virgin Mary (11th century) flanked by eight apostles
Picture symbol mosaics were easily understood in medieval times even by illiterate masses-not so much by today's literate masses
Picture symbol mosaics were easily understood in medieval times even by illiterate masses-not so much by today's literate masses		 Mosaic depicting the Creation of the world in the atrium of St. Mark's Basilica.
Mosaic depicting the Creation of the world in the atrium of St. Mark's Basilica.		 Byzantine style golden mosaics decorate the entire ceiling- 4,750 sq yards. Imagine paving a football field with contact lens
Byzantine style golden mosaics decorate the entire ceiling- 4,750 sq yards. Imagine paving a football field with contact lens		 St Hilarion is considered by some to be the founder of Palestinian monasticism & venerated as a Saint
St Hilarion is considered by some to be the founder of Palestinian monasticism & venerated as a Saint
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