Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts from April, 2019

Italy - Day Four - Venice

Venice was a 20-minute drive. We had been told that it doesn't come to life until 10:00 in the morning. so we left about 9:00   enjoyed cruising down the Grand Canal a second time  as it was Monday, it was busy with commercial traffic And the Gondola's were still covered up. but hey did look impressive we went under the Rialto bridge again First stop was the Gallerie Del Accademia This place has a collection of beautiful artwork and it was Beautiful alter piece's and more  most from the grandmasters this one was my favorite. it was part of a larger masterpiece this is just the detail in the below as was the little girl in the painting  this was what was on the ceiling.  but it was the artwork here that was special big images little ones.  this one was a De Vince  or the clay models of the horses and once outside we set off for the St Marks Square again. saw some piles being replaced cut passed statues of un