Day 6 - Venice, Italy

Well, we drove an hour from Verona to Venice, which looks like nothing from the transport station. But when we came around to the Port, the city and it's 100 plus churches came into view. We saw the church where Vivaldi (my favorite composer) taught and wrote his music. We viewed the two pillars where people were punished to death and the Bridge of Sighs, where they walked from the court house to the jail.

It's a beautiful, indescribable place. Both the beautiful Church of St, Mark and the enormous and famous Piazza San Marco. 

and of course we rode in a beautiful gondola through the waterways.

There are many other walkable streets and alleys to get lost in.

The architecture is unbelievable and the mosaic work is incomprehensible.  The church of St. Mark, who is believed to be buried there, was started in the 11th century and completed in the 13th century.

I didn't take this picture because there is scaffolding covering much of it in the front. 

Wish I had more time for details and history, but it's 10:30 now and wake up calls come at 7:00 AM!