Venice!! I absolutely loved Venice! I love water and boats and Venice has it all! There are no cars in Venice only water transportation, it's was awesome! Venice has been known as the "city of masks", the "floating city" and the "city of bridges". Of course you can see why.
Here is a street of Venice and you can see how tiny the walkway is. Water taxi's and gondola's are the best way to travel.
This is one of the many bridges that connects the two sides of the Grand Canal. There are small bridges that go over the lagoons, but I don't think I got a picture of those.
Here Micah is waiting on the public transportation boat, it was the cheapest way to travel, on 6.50 euro a person.
These gondola's were right outside of the Hard Rock Cafe. This was one of the many lagoons. We really wanted to take a ride on one of the Viking looking boats, but it was 80 euro for 30 minutes! Maybe next time.
The Rialto Bridge. This was the first dry crossing built over the Grand Canal in 1181, it was a pontoon bridge. Due to the traffic going over the bridge it was reconstructed in 1255 with wood. In 1310 the bridge was partially burnt during a revolt. In 1444 it collapsed under the weight of a crowd watching a boat parade and it collapsed again in 1524. In 1503 it was first proposed to build the bridge of stone. The stone bridge was finally complete in 1591. It is supposed to look almost identical the the wooden bridge that proceeded it. It's absolutely beautiful.
The view from the top of the Rialto Bridge.
A picture of Micah and I on the Rialto Bridge. Gotta have proof you were there!
I love Venetian masks! They are so expensive on base. My brother bought one on base while visiting us in Ramstein for 45 euro. At these kiosks they were only 10 euro! I picked up about 13 for gifts while we were there.
Piazza San Marco square. Just so happened the Pope was in town the same time we were. At 7:00 pm the pope was speaking in this very square. That explained all the rope, officers, the podium being constructed and why they were checking everyone's belongings as they entered the square.
St. Marks Basilica. Due to time restrictions we didn't have enough time to take a tour of the basilica. There was a very long line!
My final picture was supposed to be one of the bridge we were walking over along the Grand Canal. I wanted to capture the many tourists, all the white tents to the right that sell masks and other souvenir goods, the Grand Canal to the right, and the police to the right setting up blocks to protect the pope. All I seem to have gotten was a really terrible picture of the lady in front of me! It didn't turn out as good as I would have liked, but you get the picture, right?
Here is a street of Venice and you can see how tiny the walkway is. Water taxi's and gondola's are the best way to travel. 
This is one of the many bridges that connects the two sides of the Grand Canal. There are small bridges that go over the lagoons, but I don't think I got a picture of those.
Here Micah is waiting on the public transportation boat, it was the cheapest way to travel, on 6.50 euro a person.
These gondola's were right outside of the Hard Rock Cafe. This was one of the many lagoons. We really wanted to take a ride on one of the Viking looking boats, but it was 80 euro for 30 minutes! Maybe next time.
The Rialto Bridge. This was the first dry crossing built over the Grand Canal in 1181, it was a pontoon bridge. Due to the traffic going over the bridge it was reconstructed in 1255 with wood. In 1310 the bridge was partially burnt during a revolt. In 1444 it collapsed under the weight of a crowd watching a boat parade and it collapsed again in 1524. In 1503 it was first proposed to build the bridge of stone. The stone bridge was finally complete in 1591. It is supposed to look almost identical the the wooden bridge that proceeded it. It's absolutely beautiful.
The view from the top of the Rialto Bridge.
A picture of Micah and I on the Rialto Bridge. Gotta have proof you were there!
I love Venetian masks! They are so expensive on base. My brother bought one on base while visiting us in Ramstein for 45 euro. At these kiosks they were only 10 euro! I picked up about 13 for gifts while we were there. 
Piazza San Marco square. Just so happened the Pope was in town the same time we were. At 7:00 pm the pope was speaking in this very square. That explained all the rope, officers, the podium being constructed and why they were checking everyone's belongings as they entered the square.
St. Marks Basilica. Due to time restrictions we didn't have enough time to take a tour of the basilica. There was a very long line!
My final picture was supposed to be one of the bridge we were walking over along the Grand Canal. I wanted to capture the many tourists, all the white tents to the right that sell masks and other souvenir goods, the Grand Canal to the right, and the police to the right setting up blocks to protect the pope. All I seem to have gotten was a really terrible picture of the lady in front of me! It didn't turn out as good as I would have liked, but you get the picture, right?
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