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Almost everyone has witnessed this sublime Venice scene through pictures. It's a view of the Grand Canal from the Accademia Bridge. The towering church that you see is Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute. While in Venice I visited about 15 churches, including this one. Most of them looked pretty ordinary on the outside, but inside they were incredible! Unfortunately pictures weren't allowed inside.
Here's a view similar to the previous picture, except this one was taken while I was on a Vaporetto. At the top of the picture you can see the bottom of the Accademia Bridge.
The waterfront close to St. Mark's Square where a lot of boats dock. You can see part of the Doge's Palace and Campanile over to the right, and to the left is Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute that you saw in the pictures above. Again you can see the yellow vaporetto stop to the right. Those waterbuses came in handy!
Another picture at the waterfront with me holding a cone of gelato! Italy is know for it's good ice cream (which is called gelato). Even though the weather was cool (usually in the low 50's) I still made sure that I ate plenty of the stuff. It was very good, but it still doesn't compare to Blue Bell! (a Texas ice cream, for those who are unaware).
Here's a picture at a concert I attended one night. The performers are dressed in clothes that were common during the Baroque era. There are quite a few classical performers in Venice, and they tend to concentrate on performing works by Antonio Vivaldi, who was a native Venetian. At this concert, the group played Vivaldi's Four Seasons as well is Albinoni's Adagio, Pachelbel's Canon, And Bach's Air from Orchestral Suite in D. These are some of my favorites!
Here is a typical trattoria (like a cafe or small restaurant). This one is located away from the main tourist area. As in most of Europe, the menus are always displayed outside with prices, so you know what you're getting yourself into. This one had great pizza!
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