Today we arivved at the wonderfull city on water Venice. The train station stops right on the canal and there are no roads so first we took a water bus to our apartment. We are staying really close to st marks one of the most famous places in all Venice and at night we met up with mums cousin aunty Fizzy who lives in Venice. Next day we had a hot chocolate tha was like drinking melted chocolate it was so thick and then qe visted the naval museum where I kept playing around with the controls of an Italian boat, there were lots of models of ships that really intereted Joe. After that we went to the Doge's palace who was the old ruler of the republic of Venice, it had an amazing gold staircase and lots of government chambers, the prisons we visited in there were almost underwater and to get to them we crossed the Bridge of Sighs, after that we had drinks with aunty fizzy at a local bar right on the canal.
The next day was the best ever, we went on a Gondola in the morning after Mum and Dad had a coffee at a cafe and when we walked through saint Mark's square this morning it was flooded with water. The Gondola took us round the canals and we had to go on our side to get under one bridge as thewater was so high, the gondolier was very good at this. The boat ride was captivating and inspired me to like boats more. After the gondola ride we had the best gelati from a place called groms then went across the lagoon to have lunch with aunty fizzy
Here are some photos:
Boat ride from train station to apartment
On the golden staircase in the Douge's palace
Me enjoying an ice cream
Mum and aunty fizzy
Me and joe on the gondala
The bridge of sighs from the Doge's Palace
Ahhh Venice - I remember it well. I stopped at the train station before heading off somewhere else. Give it my regards.
ReplyDeleteYou guys must be heading home soon - if not already on a flight home.
If you can't bring gelati from Italy, some cheese and crackers from the plane ride will suffice xx
Hi Benj,
ReplyDeleteMax is REALLY WORRIED you will never come home! It all looks like too much amazing fun. We love the blog. I loved Venice and Lake Como and Verona. Did you see Juliet's balcony? Does Venice still smell?
See you soon lucky duck.
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ReplyDeleteThe historical gondola was quite different from its modern evolution- the paintings of Canaletto and others show a much lower prow, a higher "ferro", and usually two rowers. The banana-shaped modern gondola was developed only in the 19th century by the boat-builder Tramontin, whose heirs still run the Tramontin boatyard. The construction of the gondola continued to evolve until the mid-20th century, when the city government prohibited any further modifications.
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