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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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Gondolas are 35 ft long, 5 ft wide & weigh 1,100 lbs. Painted black as a result of a 17th century law to eliminate competition
Gondolas are 35 ft long, 5 ft wide & weigh 1,100 lbs. Painted black as a result of a 17th century law to eliminate competition		 Selfie shot from the Accademia Bridge with La Salute in the background.
Selfie shot from the Accademia Bridge with La Salute in the background.		 Church of St Mary of Good Health(Salute Church) built to thank Mary for delivering Venetians from the devastating plague of 1630
Church of St Mary of Good Health(Salute Church) built to thank Mary for delivering Venetians from the devastating plague of 1630		 Selfie on the Accademia Bridge with busy Grand Canal behind me.
Selfie on the Accademia Bridge with busy Grand Canal behind me.
Campo Santo Stefano-big lively square with restaurants, statue of 1800s linguist Niccolò Tommaseo & 13th-century gothic church
Campo Santo Stefano-big lively square with restaurants, statue of 1800s linguist Niccolò Tommaseo & 13th-century gothic church		 Campanile di Santo Stefano(1544)-Venice's Leaning Tower of Pisa, from Palazzo Zaguri 14th-century palace for Venetian nobles
Campanile di Santo Stefano(1544)-Venice's Leaning Tower of Pisa, from Palazzo Zaguri 14th-century palace for Venetian nobles		 585 struck by lightning, it collapsed & the bells melted-reinforced between 1902 & 1906 due to an earthquakes & consequent lean.
585 struck by lightning, it collapsed & the bells melted-reinforced between 1902 & 1906 due to an earthquakes & consequent lean.		 The Wine Shop where we had a fabulous Prosecco Tasting.
The Wine Shop where we had a fabulous Prosecco Tasting.
Waterway by the back side of a church with some kind of secret entrance.
Waterway by the back side of a church with some kind of secret entrance.		 There are 150 canals running through Venice, which makes the city a collection of tiny islands connected by bridges & walkways.
There are 150 canals running through Venice, which makes the city a collection of tiny islands connected by bridges & walkways.		 Many streets are just narrow walkways between buildings.
Many streets are just narrow walkways between buildings.		 Many doorways have 3 foot high wooden or metal barriers to block high water but it still seeps in through the floors and drain
Many doorways have 3 foot high wooden or metal barriers to block high water but it still seeps in through the floors and drain
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