On our second day in Venice, we opted to go for an early morning walk and have breakfast at the Mercato Rialto. This photo of the Grand Canal is taken southwards from the famous Rialto Bridge.
The Venice Grand Canal forms a huge S-shape and is one of the major water-traffic corridors in the city. It is 3,800 m long, and 30-90 m wide with an average depth of five meters. Public transport is provided by water buses and private water taxis, and many tourists explore the canal by gondola.
A gondolier gearing up for another day's work.
Another sight that stands out the from the Grand Canal is the "fondaco" houses - they are buildings combining warehouse and merchants residence. This is the Fondaco dei Turchi built in the 13th century.
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11 sweets for Kero:
ang ganda naman ng view. sana makarating din kami dun noh? well, galing lang kaming Canada, so baka 5 years from now, pwede na kami lumayo layo di ba?
So very beautiful -
nice! venice is a very beautiful place! it is even more interesting because of the canals...there are mo cars, only bikes and pedestrians, and of course, water transpo. the arts and crafts are also exquisite, esp in st. mark's square! :)
Now I want to return to Venice more than anything! Thank you for bringing back the pleasant memories!
the place I want to visit most outside of Paris
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Gorgeous gondolas! I've never visited Venice but have taken a ride on a gondola in Las Vegas.
What a lovely vacation you had or are having. Venice is a city that always seemed almost surreal. A city on water! Great G Day post. Thanks for sharing your lovely pictures of Venice.
Wonderful shots from Venice and a great take on the letter G.
Beautiful snaps of an equally beautiful city.
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Would love a ride on those gondolas in the City of Canals!! :)
As the saying goes...see Venice and die. Beautiful Place!!
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