A Gondola Ride Up The Canals of Venice

To quickly orientate ourselves with Venice we went on  a walking tour.

Part of the walking tour included a ride on the public gondola.

We thoroughly recommend that you do this walking tour.

Our guide pointed out the different styles of architecture in Venice as it had developed over the years, showing the influence in style of whichever political sphere of influence Venice was under at the time of building.

We also visited a church that had magnificent tombs and paintings by Giovanni Bellini and Titan.

All to soon it was time for us to take a trip on one of the public gondolas.  We had been looking forward to this experience and it is one of the ‘must do’ things that  you must do when you go to Venice.

Each  gondolas is unique in that it is decorated in a style to suit the owner and some of the gondola operators.

Here is Chilli waiting for his turn to hop into the gondola. Chilli is the stuffed dog that the ladies from work in Brisbane gave us to take on our trip. He has had quite an adventure so far.

One of the American girls took a shine to Chilli and made sure he got the best seat in the gondola and that he got to see all the best sights.

Riding in a gondola is a truly fascinating experience. We went up and down canals and under bridges. One of the canals was closed of with a type of sacking to keep the water back. Workers were plastering the walls below the waterline.

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