Street signs leading us to the 2 most famous locations in Venice.
The street signs were easier than the maps to follow but I swear we went in circles more than once while there!
The famous Basilica San Marco on the Piazza San Marco
The colorful work of art above the door is a Mosiac!
They were incredible and the entire church is full of them, the floor too!
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| The Lion is the symbol of the Saint San Marco |
This is the view from on top of the Basilica looking down on the Piazza.
The building is the Doge Palace. the Doge was the ruler of Venice in the time Venice was a super power on the trade routes.
This is what the Piazza looked like on Easter morning!
Everyone was waiting to get into the Basilica for prayers.
Even tourists have to get their 2 visits to church in...Easter and Christmas!
The Bell tower.
We wanted to go to the top but we had 2 problems.
It was a long line with kids and the bells chimed every 30 mins right next to your head!
Kaelan still has a love hate relationship with the bells so he was a little scared!
The bridge of sighs.
This bridge connects the Doge Palace to the Prison.
It got it's name from the prisoners who would gaze out the windows, sighing, seeing the daylight for the last time before they were locked up.
Even though the prison was not in a dungeon, nothing is underground in Venice and most things aren't even ground level due to the water, the prison had no windows and most prisoners would die there.
The famous Rialto bridge!
At one point we were walking in the small street leading up to the bridge and got stuck. There were so many people and there was a tour coming the opposite direction, we literally didn't move for a couple minutes and when we did it was a snails pace! There was no where to go! I had to focus on my kids and Travis to keep myself from getting too claustrophobic!
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