willowdawn | Whidbey Island, Washington's Premier Photographer » San Marco http://willowdawnphotography.com/blog Whidbey Island, Washington Photographer Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:47:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Last city – Venice. http://willowdawnphotography.com/blog/family/last-city-venice http://willowdawnphotography.com/blog/family/last-city-venice#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:45:34 +0000 willowdawn http://willowdawnphotography.com/blog/?p=385 Wow!  What can one say about Venice?  It truly defies description. San Marcos – jaw-droppingly ornate.  The mosaics inside -gold.  The jewels, the gold screen, the relics… wow. wow. wow.  I only wish they had allowed photography inside.  The books they sold simply didn’t have images that captured what you saw before you.   

And of course, life on water, with boats and bridges everywhere.  Those who know me, know I don’t have what they call “sea legs” so I wasn’t really loving all the boat travel.  But I survived as it is the quickest way to get from point A to point B.  It was the only portion of the trip where the weather was less than idyllic.  Though sunny and beautiful, the wind was howling.  So it dampened my wander lust and kept me from wandering, especially at night when it was COLD!  But I still managed to see a fair amount of the city and observe how life happens, Venetian style.  Notice in the bottom right image of the first collage… moving, the Venetian way.  That little boat was full of personal belonging and furniture.  

I hope you enjoyed my adventure and of course, more pics are available on flickr… link below!

venice-2venice-1Click here for flickr set.

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