A Day in Venice

Early on Saturday morning took a bus to Isola

and from there a catamaran to Venice

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Prince of Venice

The trip was organized by Kompas

If you wanted you could have gone around Venice with a guide.

As visiting Venice several times,

once or twice a year,

it wasn't necessary.

http://www.kompas.si/
The catamaran left Isola at 8am and was in Venice app. 11am

.View to Piazzetta,

the square between Libreria and the Doge's Palace

- the Clocktower Torre dell'Orologio seems to need some support
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Venetian condola

- today there are 385 condolas in Venice

- to make a condola it takes a year

and costs almost like a brand new Mercedes
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Basilica di San Marco at Piazza San Marco

- the present building is the result of the 3rd rebuilding,

which was completed in 1060

- it gives the impression of an expensive jewelry box!
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Procuratie

Procurators' Offices
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Lunch at a restaurant next to Rialto Bridge by Canal Grande

(don't remember the name of it, althought been there 3 times before!)

- touristic & expensive, of course,

but the food is excellent and the waiters are professionals
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As a starter had shrimps with green salad

- excellent, basic flavours, nothing too fancy
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Grilled turbot

(doesn't look so good in the pic after repairing it ready to eat)

- excellent again,

fresh taste of the fish, no extra seasoning needed,

the texture was perfect
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Italian lemon sorbet
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View to Canal Grande from the restaurant table
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Venice is so beautiful

- by the way, the temperature was 34°C!!!
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Made some shopping after the one of the best lunches,

bought for example
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The new seasonal limited edition Prada eau de toilette

- lovely orange blossom scent

.Bought a colourful tunic by Missoni

- need some extra work to pay for it....

- beautiful colours!
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Finally found matching bracelet and earrings

for the last year's Missoni "Chrysler Building"top

(bought it in the same Missoni shop last spring)

- they have a fantastic Missoni collection
The Murano glass jewellery was from Le Perle

http://www.le-perle.com/

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Before goining back to the catamaran
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had a Bellini at Harry's Bar

www.cipriani.com
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