Last stop: four days in Venice. The city reminded me of Bruges -- old, charming, inescapably touristic but enjoyable nonetheless. I very much liked the lack of cars (but not the lack of bikes!), and the omnipresence of salt water. Our apartment was located a short walk from the sea, not far from the northern Venetian islands. It was easy to find a small street where one could be quiet and think.
On our final day, we bought a day pass for the ferries and hopped from one island to the next: San Michel (a cemetery, where Stravinsky and Ezra Pound are buried, incidentally); Murano (famous for its colorful hand-blown glass); and Burano (famous for its lace and colorful houses). It was an awesome day, with incredible views and sun and water. For how much I wax poetic about mountains, I forget about how much I love water -- hearing the gentle lap of the tides and smelling the nice salty air does the body good. (Although I heard that the Venetians are not so good about where they dump their sewage...)
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| The Grand Canal |
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| View of San Michel from the Fondamenta Nova |
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| Grand Canal at sunset |
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| Center piazza in the Doge's Palace (Palazza Ducale) |
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| View from San Marco |
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| (Mostly) family pic in San Marco |
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| Obligatory nightly Frulala stop |
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| Gondola |
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| Venetian mask stand |
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| The "fire exit" at Alta Acqua, an incredible used book store |
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| "Giardino Occupado," an outdoor exhibit part of the Venice Bienniale |
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| Left our mark on some ponte |
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| The island of San Michel |
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| Dad on Murano |
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| Murano |
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| Murano |
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| The island of Burano |
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| Classic "seagull against the sunset" picture |
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| Mom on Burano |
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| Fishing ships cleaning up for the day on Burano |
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| Sunset over a park in Burano |
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| Ferry ride back to Venice + profile on handsome man |
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What a memory! I hope we have more. Love Mom, love you!
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