This notice is posted around St Mark's Square. Guess they're trying to keep the place more respectable or something? It made us laugh.
Below are some shop windows at night. Sweets and alcohol in the same shop!
Glass and mask shops were everywhere. Masks are now used for Carnivale, the Venetian celebration of Mardi Gras. In times past, masks were used simply to hide one's identity so that a person could indulge in whatever they chose while visiting the city. Hmmm......
Another glass shop.
There are little dogs all over Venice. They go to work with their owners, in shops, restaurants, you name it, dogs go there. Mostly they're not on leashes, they just run up ahead and if they get too far, they turn and wait for their owners to catch up. Weiner dogs of all types were plentiful, as were poodles and a little dog that looks like a tiny collie and comes in all colors. The glass versions below were cute, but sorry Jess, as you can see by their price tags, you got a picture, not the real glass piece! :)
The live version:
Gondola parking. They keep the covers on till someone pays to go on a ride.
It seems that the lion became associated with St Mark. I can't remember why and am currently too lazy to get up and check the guide book, but there are winged lion statues all over. This one is on the Duomo.
The wooden table looking things are stacked around the island. They become sidewalks during the winter when the streets flood. St Mark's Square is the lowest point, so there were many stacks like this one.
Looking away from St Mark's Square. Again, too lazy to get the book and tell you more right now...
Traffic jam. Things got really tight during the day.
Below are some shop windows at night. Sweets and alcohol in the same shop!
Glass and mask shops were everywhere. Masks are now used for Carnivale, the Venetian celebration of Mardi Gras. In times past, masks were used simply to hide one's identity so that a person could indulge in whatever they chose while visiting the city. Hmmm......
Another glass shop.
There are little dogs all over Venice. They go to work with their owners, in shops, restaurants, you name it, dogs go there. Mostly they're not on leashes, they just run up ahead and if they get too far, they turn and wait for their owners to catch up. Weiner dogs of all types were plentiful, as were poodles and a little dog that looks like a tiny collie and comes in all colors. The glass versions below were cute, but sorry Jess, as you can see by their price tags, you got a picture, not the real glass piece! :)
The live version:
Gondola parking. They keep the covers on till someone pays to go on a ride.
It seems that the lion became associated with St Mark. I can't remember why and am currently too lazy to get up and check the guide book, but there are winged lion statues all over. This one is on the Duomo.
The wooden table looking things are stacked around the island. They become sidewalks during the winter when the streets flood. St Mark's Square is the lowest point, so there were many stacks like this one.
Looking away from St Mark's Square. Again, too lazy to get the book and tell you more right now...
Traffic jam. Things got really tight during the day.
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