In honour of Annie's upcoming trip, here are a few of my (many!) photos taken last month in Venice. (I'm breaking the pile into three posts just in case anyone has dial-up or a slow connection for any other reason.)
The well-head in Campo S. Marziale, just near Corte Trapolin where Maria's rented apartment was:
A gorgeous building around Campo S. Marziale (a man opened the window after I took the photo and glared sternly at me...apparently he didn't care to have his home photographed!):
Here I am on the way to meet Maria!
Corte Trapolin, Maria's apartment is on the left:
And here's the apartment door:
Gondolas (cliche, but still lovely!)
Paper mache "masks"...not just for faces anymore!
"The" clock:
Details of the facade of Basilica San Marco:
Sunlight reflecting through the openings on the Doge's Palace:
A sampling of Venetian seafood:
A display of Murano glass, I loved the swirling colours in these pieces:
Comments (6)
Wow, great photos!! Funny butt mask! Is it for the butt or for the face? Sorry...have never seen one of these before.
I love your clock photo! I could never get a shot with the right lighting.
Great basilica photos...again love the lighting.
I also love the seafood and the glass. :)
Posted by girasoli | November 21, 2008 10:47 PM
Posted on November 21, 2008 22:47
Awesome! Thanks so much, these are just so wonderful! You really did capture some amazing light and colors. Love that well-head and that corte is so charming, what a great place to stay. I really love those glowy angel wings on the Basilica, well I love all of them. The glass is gorgeous. And the "mask" is hilarious - I bet you were cracking up when you saw that! Thanks for posting these...it really makes me excited!
Posted by Annie | November 21, 2008 11:30 PM
Posted on November 21, 2008 23:30
Thanks! And yes that mask totally cracked me up! I'm not actually sure where exactly one would wear such a crazy thing, though. I never saw another like it, just this one.
Posted by Anne | November 21, 2008 11:48 PM
Posted on November 21, 2008 23:48
Wonderful photos! :)
Posted by Leslie | November 22, 2008 12:22 AM
Posted on November 22, 2008 00:22
Anne, these are wonderful photos -- the sky looks so blue, you must have had beautiful weather!
"Your" neighborhood looks so lovely and San Marco, fantastic!
Posted by sandrac | November 23, 2008 7:04 PM
Posted on November 23, 2008 19:04
Awesome photos! Such a beautiful city. And the seafood picture is really nice!
Posted by Chiocciola | November 24, 2008 9:09 AM
Posted on November 24, 2008 09:09