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D danlovestikis Grand Member (8 years) Joined: Jun 17, 2002 Posts: 9082	D danlovestikis Posted posted on Sat, Jul 5, 2014 9:05 PM We are now in Venice Italy. We will have our last organized tour on Friday the 13th. We will tour with Polynesian Paddy and his wife Barbara. This shows the ship on the way during the night. Our favorite place to dine...the buffet. Dan liked to take his coffee to the back of the ship to watch the ocean. Our first view of land near Venice was a beach. All of a sudden old beautiful buildings appear. Coming in by ship we are almost as high up as a low flying plane. Piazza San Marco the most famous place to gather in Venice. Close up. We continued on until we were at the port to dock. Canals and bridges. Ahead is the port with other ships already docked. Next we boarded a boat to take us to the Piazza. I'm in Venice!!!. We followed our guide towards the square and the Doge's Palace that we would tour. The man on a horse leads the way. This is a famous site called the Bridge of Sighs. Here's a close up of some heads that adorn the bridge. We toured the Doge's palace. Whoever was in charge of Venice was called the Doge and lived here until the next man took over. It could never be someone from the same family. A view from the palace to its own square below. The Bridge of Sighs was so named because it goes from the palace where trial were held to the prison. When someone was sent to the prison they had their last view of Venice out these small portals. One side into Venice and the other side looks out to the Great Canal. One last sigh and they were gone. The prison had all the rest of the windows with these bars. We went to the Piazza where I noticed a man with a tiki on his leg. A girl had to interpret for me so that he would pose his leg for the photo. He must have thought I was a strange old lady. Tourists everywhere. Next we were off with our friends on a gondola. Of course we had our Tiki Magazine. Polynesian Paddy and Barbara. I took the next two photos to show the decay of the buildings along the canals. We are back on a boat to re-board our ship for the last night. Our boat passed the hotel we will stay in after the cruise. On the Grand Canal. This shows where the boat was docked. Our last night on the ship we watched Bourne Identity again. He was in Rome and in Venice. It was fun to see that happen. On June 14th we are waiting for the time to leave the ship. We passed the time with our friends. Polynesian Paddy found that he had worn holes in his shoes with all the walking. It was time for them to leave us and the ship. They were taking a shuttle to the airport and home to Southern California. We still hung out until we were called. This was our last view of the Celebrity Equinox. Now we are on a water taxi to start two more days in Venice on our own with no tours. Signing off for now, Wendy

We are now in Venice Italy. We will have our last organized tour on Friday the 13th.

We will tour with Polynesian Paddy and his wife Barbara.

This shows the ship on the way during the night.

Our favorite place to dine...the buffet.

Dan liked to take his coffee to the back of the ship to watch the ocean.

Our first view of land near Venice was a beach.

All of a sudden old beautiful buildings appear. Coming in by ship we are almost as high up as a low flying plane.

Piazza San Marco the most famous place to gather in Venice.

Close up.

We continued on until we were at the port to dock.

Canals and bridges.

Ahead is the port with other ships already docked.

Next we boarded a boat to take us to the Piazza.

I'm in Venice!!!.

We followed our guide towards the square and the Doge's Palace that we would tour.

The man on a horse leads the way.

This is a famous site called the Bridge of Sighs.

Here's a close up of some heads that adorn the bridge.

We toured the Doge's palace. Whoever was in charge of Venice was called the Doge and lived here until the next man took over. It could never be someone from the same family.

A view from the palace to its own square below.

The Bridge of Sighs was so named because it goes from the palace where trial were held to the prison. When someone was sent to the prison they had their last view of Venice out these small portals. One side into Venice and the other side

looks out to the Great Canal. One last sigh and they were gone.

The prison had all the rest of the windows with these bars.

We went to the Piazza where I noticed

a man with a tiki on his leg. A girl had to interpret for me so that he would pose his leg for the photo. He must have thought I was a strange old lady.