Venice

What a feats (or was it feast) for the eyes! Incredible place, like the whole place is a living museum (cliché, yes, but true). Easy to get lost, and lots of fun as well. After 3 days here we’re starting to get an idea of how to get around.

The whole place feels like some great jigsaw of churches, bridges, palaces and canals (Mary, as our map-reader and guide took us on a couple of detours but nothing that couldn’t be rectified!) Of course, all the above loaded with peoples.



We timed our arrival for the huge and prestigious biennale art festival and have visited quite a few of them, including NZ’s (a big red grand piano with maori carvings all over it and two other black pianos with humungus black bulls sitting on them – pretty cool, actually. Artist is Michael Parekowhai). Photo shows another (I think Ukrainian artist’s) installation inside a church. We were impressed! (this photo doesn't do it justice!)




St Mark’s Square, Doges Palace, numerous churches, palaces, museums and piazzas have been visited and duly committed to memory (many have been visited more than once, usually by accident) and we leave pretty tired out, but that was kind of the idea. For David, this has been one of the most unique places on the trip.



Tomorrow we leave for our final destination – Riva del Garda, where we stay for a week, mixing up some serious walking with (hopefully) lots of rest.