Postcards from Venice, Italy
It was a sweet fine day in Venice – our next stop in Italy. We came from Florence (see my previous blog: http://miaybanez.blogspot.ae/2013/09/youll-find-me-in-florence.html by Trenitalia for almost three hours travel to Venice. Venice a totally different from all the other places I had seen. It is renowned for the beauty of its setting, architecture and artwork. The City in its entirety is listed as a World Heritage Site, along with its lagoon. It is sited on a group of 118 small islands separated by canals and linked by bridges. The view of The Doge's Palace and the Campanille The 35ft statue of Alison Lapper created by Marc Quinn. (Alison Lapper is a famous artist who was born with no arms. Piazza San Marco is the principal public square of Venice. The Piazza is dominated at it's eastern end by the great Church of St. Mark. Santa Maria della Salute Churc...