Excursion to Venice

17^th September 2020

En Route

Tour coach at autostrada service station near Soave	Covid-19 pandemic rules on tour coach	Soave castle	Our guide Claudio talking to guide Francesco of another tour group at Venice docks
Magda taking Covid-19 precautions at Venice docks	Tourist taking Covid-19 precautions at Venice docks		Apollo, our ferry, at Venice docks

Central Venice

First view of Venice proper		Garbage barge	Fondamenta Zattere Al Ponte Lungo
Church of Santa Maria del Rosario (Gesuati)	Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute from Canale della Giudecca	Eastern end of Punta della Dogana from Canale della Giudecca
Campanile of Piazza San Marco and the Doge's palace		Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute and the entrance to the Canal Grande	Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute, the entrance to the Canal Grande, Campanile of Piazza San Marco and the Doge's palace
Leaning tower of Chiesa di San Giorgio dei Greci		Tour guide Claudia	Hotel Danieli, hotel of film stars
	Ponte dei Sospiri, the Bridge of Sighs	Gondolas and Church of San Giorgio Maggiore	Venetian flag

Piazza San Marco

The Doge's Palace	Campanile, Piazza San Marco		Base of Campanile, Basilica San Marco and Doge's Palace
Basilica San Marco and Doge's Palace	Basilica San Marco
Horse statues over entrance of Basilica San Marco	Torre dell'Orologio
Doge's palace, columns of San Marco, and Church of San Giorgio Maggiore in background	Magda in front of Basilica San Marco	Tourist in front of Basilica San Marco	Calle Larga de l'Ascension (?)
Basilica San Marco and base of Campanile, Piazza San Marco	Basilica San Marco and Campanile, Piazza San Marco	Venetian Lion at top of Campanile, Piazza San Marco	Magda and tourist in front of Basilica San Marco
Lion and San Teodoro columns, Piazza San Marco	Top of San Teodoro column, Piazza San Marco	Top of lion column, Piazza San Marco	Gondola station, with unbusy gondoliers
Doge's Palace, Piazza San Marco	Alitalia mosaic in the pavement	Unused pandemic gondolas

Gondola Trip

Gondola station	Onboard a gondola, Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute in background	Gondolier	Magda on a gondola
Gondola on the Canal Grande		Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute from the Canal Grande	Looking west down the Canal Grande from gondola
Hot blinking tourist on a gondola	Hot tourist on a gondola	Side-canal from gondola
Balcony in need of maintenance	Canal meets building	Canal bridge	Canal-side hotel entrance
Balcony plants above canal	Delivery boats	Gondola	Canal-side Hotel Bauer entrance
Canal and bridge	Gondolas unused during Corvid-19 pandemic	Gondola and Church of San Giorgio Maggiore

Rialto Bridge

The Canal Grande from the Rialto bridge	Boat-stop, from the Rialto bridge	Buildings from the Rialto bridge	The Rialto bridge
Panorama of the Rialto bridge
Panorama of the Rialto bridge			Gondola near the Rialto bridge
	Looking south-east from the top of the Rialto bridge	Looking north-west up the Rialto bridge

Venice Island Cruise

San Lazzaro degli Armeni
Venice from the lagoon		Tempio Votivo della Pace di Venezia	Paper boat boat
Arsenale	Hands sculpture over a dry dock, Arsenale	Giardini boat stop	Shaky Magda before disembarking
	Bird on post

Leaving Venice

Campanile and Doge's Palace		Ponte dei Sospiri, the Bridge of Sighs	Leaving Venice
	Superyacht Carinthia VII