View from the Rialto
The Rialto Bridge offers some of the best views of Venice. This photo, taken from the middle of the iconic bridge, looks toward the apartment where we stayed during our […]
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Writer/Editor, Artist/Maker, Family Caregiver, Perpetually Positive Spoonie, chai and mint chocolate lover with two sweet, wee rescue dogs
Rialto Bridge
The Rialto Bridge is one of four bridges that cross Venice’s Grand Canal. This beautiful stone arch bridge is the oldest of the four. For me, this iconic bridge is […]
Rialto Market
We could see the white tents of the famous Rialto market from our apartment across the Grand Canal. This wonderful outdoor market offers fresh fruit, vegetables and fish. The crate […]
Traffic on the Grand Canal
This photo was taken during my first ride on a vaporetto (waterbus). Though these waterbuses are typically very crowded, I managed to get a front seat of the outside section […]
Steps into the canal
I love the different colors and textures in this photo. Each step reminds me of an archaeological descent into the canal. The top white (marble?) step is the street along […]
My favorite perch
I took this photo from the corner windowseat in our Venetian apartment on the Grand Canal. I spent a lot of time perched on the cushion there, not really reading […]
A canalside trattoria
I snapped this one of a beautiful canalside trattoria from atop a bridge on a walk to San Marco from our place near the Rialto. Oddly, we came upon it […]
A colorful peek at Burano
Burano, one of the islands of Venice, is known for intricate lacework and colorful houses. Photo disclaimer: More Diane, Mama’s childhood friend who accompanied us on our special trip, took […]
A window onto Venice
I spotted this lovely window onto Venice along the Misericordia. It was during a walk on my first visit to Venice’s Jewish Ghetto. It was very, very hot this day […]
To Venice, with Love
I fell in love with Venice last fall. I can’t be blamed though; it’s in my blood (Mama is a Venetophile as well). Perhaps we were Venetian in a past […]
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