Sunday, June 30, 2013

The Gondola Ride

The Gondola holds 6 people, Mike and Matt opted out.  Ever since I was a child, I imagined riding the Gondola in Venice.  A dream come true!



Ponte di Rialto, Venice's most famous bridge.  The balustrade bridge is single-span and has two parallel rows of tightly packed shops. The previous wooden drawbridges built across this point all collapsed, necessitating the erection of a more weighty stone structure.  Antonio da Ponte beat the greatest architects of the day, including Michaelangelo and Palladio, to secure this commission in 1588-1592.









Less graffiti here than in Athens, but still some samplings. This one was interesting. 



The Gondola driver knows when to duck.


Our driver



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