Tuesday, May 27, 2025

23 May 2025 Bologna: Venice The City of Bridges

 


We headed over to the right after exiting the station and immediately went over three bridges.  At one point I could see seven bridges from a simple point on the edge of the canal.  We joked and said that we should count the number of bridges that we crossed.  After counting to nine we lost count.  Venice is so different from anywhere else that we have been to, that it was hard not to be staring and gawking all the time.


A pretty big bridge over the grand canal




The sisters Leip


Boats are the main form of transportation


Two bridges visible at the same time


Construction workers heading to work


The EU flag, the Italian flag and the flag of Venice


Ladies who cross bridges


This balcony looks like it could be a diving platform


Venice's mascot


In celebration of Laura's joining us


The boat taxis are beautiful craft


Taking pictures


The FedEx boat


Nicely coordinated colors


A wrought iron bridge


I am Venicio-bot, prepare to be subjugated


A great cormorant 


The bricks are so worn


A big palazza


A sea creature


Brick bridge with a wooden one in the background


We have found that the older churches tend to be less decorated


A pigeon condo? 


The barber poles


Claw clips in the shape of birds


Funny cat t-shirts


Love these glasses


Dead end with a headless statue


A one person at a time alley


A tower in the distance 


Much like the rest of Italy there is a church every 100 meters


So many photoshoots we can barely photobomb them all


This looks like it is a private bridge


Stopped into a visual overload mask shop


So much going on!


This mask comes with a hat and big plume


The jaw juts out just enough to allow for drinking to continue


The plague doctor masks always seemed extra creepy


Looking at the eyes is still looking at the boobs


A larger spire


A very thin spire


Japanese sake


What is around the bend?




    It has been 2 years and 351 days since we began our Migration