Great pictures on the Bridge of Sighs! That doorway was just your size!!
That little shop looks so cute, love the mask you picked out!
I don't blame you, I would be taking tons of pics too. It really is so beautiful.
The comment about it being my size cracked me up because DS says that all the time! lol
The little shop was so great and we had totally missed it the last time we had been on the Rialto. It was definitely the perfect place & the perfect mask for us!
It is like WDW x1000. You just want to take a picture of literally EVERYTHING.
So, we did have a guide at the Doge's Palace, and she told us that in this painting, the prominent people of Venice are represented because they paid to be in it. Every face represents a fee someone donated to the project! We thought that was so interesting! As usual, love your pictures. It was dead of winter when we were there, and not nearly as much light got in to the rooms. It's nice to see it the way you saw it!
Very cool! Thanks for the info! It was pretty easy to appreciate the beauty of everything just looking at it, but it's even better when you know the history and story behind it.
It was a gorgeous day and they had all of the windows open, which allowed for some beautiful natural light. I can imagine it would be a different experience in winter.
Glad you found your mask. Yeah, we also went hunting for papier mache. Sometimes it's tough to find souvenirs that are cool, good quality, not terribly expensive, and something you can't get anywhere else. A traditional venetian mask is a must.
I didn't see the pizza wrapped hotdogs. Looks pretty good actually.
That was one of our favorite souvenirs for exactly those reasons that you listed! We were very happy that we had stumbled upon that little shop. I kind of felt like mask shopping was tough because I didn't really know what I wanted, but once I saw that one in the window, I knew it was exactly what I had been looking for.
I think I was actually the one that spotted it and pointed it out to DH. He appreciated two of his favorite foods combined into one portable lunch.
It's funny how sometimes you just stumble across the perfect souvenir! Love the mask, and so great that it has quite the story to go with it!
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It was literally perfect, because although I knew I wanted a mask, I wasn't sure exactly what I was looking for. When I saw that one, I knew it was just the one I wanted! And it was an even bigger and better surprise to find out that it was totally reasonably priced!
Ok, that's a really cool picture. I mean it must be kind of frustrating to have a city that floods every day, but it really does look amazing seeing the reflection like that.
Hot dogs wrapped in Pizza... they sell this for the Americans, right?
Looks very good though!
Wow! I'm glad you managed to find that one! It looks like it fits in perfectly in a Saints fan's wardrobe.
I'm sure it's one of those things locals get used to, but that does have to be kind of bothersome. But there's no denying that the reflection pictures are beautiful.
I'm SURE those have to be for the American tourists!
It definitely sucked DH in, and he had to try it as soon as he realized what it was!
Absolutely PERFECT for a Saints family! It's like it was made just for us!!
I still can't get over it holding 3000 people. That's like a small arena.
"Bridge of Sighs". Wow, that's kind of deep and a little eerie.
I guess it's not really all that surprising, but these old prisons just creep me out. Obviously the very nature of them is not exactly festive, but I've also seen way too many ghost hunter shows in prisons.
Hod Dogs wrapped in Pizza. Just in case you find just having one of them has too little cholesterol.
Very cool mask, and it also looks like something that would be perfectly at home for Mardi Gras.
It's so hard to describe the enormity of that room and even more so difficult to capture it in photos. It was really incredible!
Old prisons freak me out too. I'm sure that's a pretty common reaction! But still cool to experience, nonetheless.
The mask was probably the best find in all 3 cities for us. It's perfect for Mardi Gras & for a Saints loving family!
One thing to remember that people were much smaller back then. If you ever get the chance to check out the armor knights wore back then it is very petite in today's standards.
Oh yes, I know! I guess I would have fit right in back then. Or been considered tall!
That pizza hot dog actually looks quite tasty! Haha, and good for indecisive people who can't pick one or the other.
Love all the pictures, as usual!
Right?! I never saw a single hot dog anywhere else in Italy, so that guy who owns the cafe clearly knows how to appeal to the American visitors.
Thanks!!!