Oh no! Not again!!!

Edinburgh Airport, with my Lufthansa ticket.

Change for Venice at Frankfurt Main.

Venice - The Rialto Bridge

The Grand Canal from the Rialto

(No Gondolas)

The Grand Canal from the other side of the Rialto

(Gondolas on the left)

The Campanille in St Mark's Square

Looks a long way up

Campanille means Bell Tower

And it is a long way up

Panoramic views though

St Mark's Basillica

The Lagoon ...

... with some more Gondolas in the foreground

St Mark's Square

Some of the many pigeons to be found in St Mark's Square

... and yet more Gondolas

The pigeons huddle together in the lee of a statue.

With horizontal rain and a temperature of about 10 C
it's just like a wet tuesday in Glasgow.

Looking accross St Mark's Square to the Basillica

Still looks a long way up

(But not as high as
the Sky Tower in Auckland or
the CN Tower in Toronto)

The Doge's Palace has very impressive ceilings

The art and architecture in Venice

make up for the weather and prices

In the Doge's Palace,
on the Bench in the Highest Criminal Court

Cell doors in the New Prison

built in the 16th century

Central courtyard between
the Doge's Palace and St Mark's Basillica

The Bridge of Sighs,
between the Doge's Palace (left)
and the New Prison (right)

Prisoners were said to look through
the window on the bridge to the prison ...

... and sigh

More ****ing Gondolas

Note the raindrops!

People Watching in Cafe Quadri.
Looking out at St Mark's Square
while enjoying a glass of wine (8 Euros),
a toastie (9 Euros) and an expresso (7 Euros)

(Cafe Quadri is famous for being Europe's first
coffee house - and probably the most expensive!)

Stunt Treble is warned not to touch
the duty paid cigarettes or booze
on the way back

At Venice Marco Polo Airport.
The plane home.

As the rain bounces off the tarmac,
I reflect that the duty free here
is more expensive than
at Safewauy in Edinburgh!