November 5, 2006

Chance Meetings In Venice

This morning at breakfast I met an old friend from Canada that just happened to be in Venice with her Art School class—the Canadians I'd met the night before. The dorms are not co-ed so I hadn't met any of the girls in the group till now, as I was exhausted and went to bed quite early the night before.

So today I tagged around on a free tour with them and their professor who was a very knowledgeable guide of Venice. We visited the Accademia, the most important gallery in Venice in the morning, and then St Mark's Square and church with its gilded mosaics. It also houses the bones of John the Baptist's father, which were stolen and brought here. In the afternoon we took in some of the older islands, Lido, Burano and Torcello. Torcello is now protected site and is one of the few places in which the original Venice survives. During the course of the day we saw the houses of Renaissance painter Titan and the philosopher John Ruskin.

Photo Gallery for Venezia

Posted by Matt at November 5, 2006 9:34 AM

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