Up early once again to try and get the sunrise, from the Accademia bridge. It was spectacular on this morning. When it was over we wandered back to the hotel for breakfast and then set off for a wander around the city taking photos as we went. We decided that we would take a water bus back to St Marks Square as we were at the Zattere water bus stop and a Number 2 Water Bus would take us all the way down the Grand Canal to San Marco Giardinetti and at €15.00 it was a lot cheaper than a Godola ride (€90 for 30 minutes). On the way to St Marks, we passed under the four bridges that cross the Grand Canal. At the Rialto stop I managed to fluke a selfie in the glass window of the water bus stop. When we arrived at San Marco, we disembarked and walked back to the hotel taking in some of the exotic shops on the way, and finishing with a stunning sunset from the ferry dock by the hotel.
The Ponte dell’Accademia (Accedamia bridge) early morningLight trails at dawn on the Grand CanalThe dawn sky creating beautiful patternsThe sun is nearly up but wonderful golden lightThe flower stall ready for the dayCommon Egrit on the ferry pontoon.Typical Venetian building decorationA view across the Grand CanalPalazzo Pesaro degli Orfei (Palazzo Fortuny) housing the Fortuny Museum.The Church of San Maurizio now the Museo della MusicaGondolas in a narrow canalA statue to Nicolo Tommaseo erected in the Campo Santo StephanoVenetian flagTraffic on the Grand CanalA colourful Moroso Shadowy Armchair outside the Ca’Pisani HotelAnother Moroso Shadowy Armchair on the other side of the doorway of the Ca’Pisani HotelBoth chairs outside the door to the Ca’Pisani HotelChurch of Saint Mary of the Rosary ‘Gesuati’silhouette of Chiesa del Santissimo Redentore ‘Il Redentore’ (Church of the Redeemer).The Pont Bossi next to the decommissioned Fusing Hydrogen Power Station (found to be too expensive to run).ACTV car ferry ‘San Nicolo’ ferriies cars between Trochetto and the islands of either Lido or PellestrinaThe Chiesa del Santissimo Redentore (Church of the Redeemer)The car ferry in front of ‘Il Redentore’St. George slaying the dragon, one of many depictions found all over Venice.The water bus route map. We got on a number 2 bus at Zattere and went all the way down the Grand Canal to San Marco GiardinettiOn the Water BusThe Ponte della Costituzione (Constitution Bridge) over the Grand CanalThe Ponte dei Scalzi (The Bridge of the Barefoot Monks).The Ponte de Rialto (Rialto Bridge) probably the most famous (and photographed) of the four bridges across the Grand Canal.Ooo thats me! My reflection caught in the glass window of the Rialto water bus station.It gets busy on the Grand Canal with the Gondolas.The fourth bridge, the Ponte dell’Accademia the only one made of wood.The Basilica Santa Maria della Salute (‘La Salute’).A traghetto, a large Gondola propelled by two oarsmen.Campanile (bell tower) di San Giorgio Maggiore. San Giorgio Maggiore is one of the islands of Venice and lies south of the main islands.Godolas with San Giorgio Maggiore in the background.For the person that has everything! Spare wheel boxes by Louis Vuitton in their shop in Venice.Information about Venice. I can well believe about the 400 bridges, by the end of the trip it felt as if I had been over every one!Seen in a gallery window, a mosaic sculpture in the Venetian style.Also seen in a shop window, this time an opticians, where the brooms with googly eyes are used to display glasses and sunglassesA sunset to finish the day.
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