1st-3rd May 12 - Venice

Arrived on 1st May for 2 nights in Venice before joining Voyager

Water taxi from the airport - the terminal and planes can be seen in the background

Our first view of St Marks from the watertaxi. What a way to arrive!

Hotel Europa. Wonderful room at the front with view of the Grand Canal and Santa Maria della Salute

Headed for the hotel bar with a view of Santa Maria della Salute

Santa Maria della Salute. We walked over to take a closer look.

Accademia Bridge

Lots of pictures of canals! I took over 100 so think yourself lucky you only get 5!

Carnival masks all over the place

Flowers in window boxes everywhere

Gondola jam!

My other favourite subject - washing!

Rialto Bridge

The classic view of the Grand Canal from the Rialto Bridge

More classic views of the Grand Canal

Campanile (Bell Tower) di San Marco

St Marks Square and its cafes where two ice creams cost us Euro50!

Views from the top of the Bell Tower

The Bridge of Sighs connecting the prison to the Doge's Palace. So called because prisoners would 'sigh' seeing Venice for the last time as they were led across the bridge to their fates.

From the waterfront looking towards San Giorgio Maggiore