MIKE ROSS´ TRAVEL BLOG

ITALY VENICE April 7 2011. Inside the dungeons of the Doges' Palace. The group looks mighty sad as anyone would if condemned to this pit.

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ITALY VENICE April 7 2011. St. Mark's Cathedral in the morning sun. We arrive to begin our tour of the church.

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ITALY VENICE April 7 2011. The entrance to St. Mark's Cathedral. The gold leaf was baked into tiny pieces of glass then set as mosaics into plaster. The effect is awesome.

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ITALY VENICE April 7 2011. Interior of the St. Mark's Cathedral, dating from 1075. The Eastern and Oriental influence is clearly visible reflecting the enormity of the Venetian Empire at the time.

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ITALY VENICE April 7 2011. Gondolas off St. Mark's Piazza waiting for clients, San Giorgio church in the distance.

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ITALY VENICE April 7 2011. I waited for some of the group as they went on a gondola ride. Not cheap but a great experience in Venice.

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ITALY VENICE April 7 2011. The group arriving from their gondola ride through the canals. Sparkling waters, brilliant sky.

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ITALY VENICE April 7 2011. A private Venetian courtyard.

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ITALY VENICE April 7 2011. Canal near the Santa Maria Formosa Piazza.

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ITALY VENICE April 7 2011. Santa Maria Formosa Piazza, just 5 minutes from the hubub of St. Mark's Piazza, quiet and peacefully Venetian on a beautiful day.

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