Traveling Outside and Within: Morning Walk and Artful Pleasures

As I leave the door to our building, I see our little canal in (relatively) early light.

Our nearest vaporetto stop bears the name of this bridge-Guglia--and a lovely, small bakery is almost right behind me.

Now I'm on the bridge showing you the traffic on the canal and in particular--wait for it!---a vaporetto!

approaching our usual stop:

It is a short walk (when unencumbered with luggage) to the train station (or Ferrovia); notice the increased traffic on the canal:

We three are en route to the Peggy Guggenheim Collection of modern art, collected primarily from 1938-1946. Although I enjoyed this collection, I realized that I am still under the spell of my recent visit to the Accademia and the Pre-Renaissance and Renaissance art there.

sculpture garden

Magritte

Max Ernst's Sea, Sun, Earthquake

Some paintings didn't photograph well because of reflections, in particular a piece by Jackson Pollock.

Bob & Denise

View toward the Accademia Bridge with yet another vaporetto!

Right across the canal from San Marco and its campanile is San Giorgio Maggiore and its bell tower. Following a canalside lunch, we floated to the top in an elevator (thank goodness!) and reveled in the spectacular view. Another stunning day!

Campanile at St. Marks, St Marks' domes tucked in behind the Doge's Palace

Looking toward Murano Island and another bell tower.

Inside the church itself now, where organ concerts are sometimes held--they would be incredible in this huge space!! But here is some of the art:

God on top of the world because his love spreads to all the world; he wears a triangular halo representing the Trinity.

The Last Supper by Tintoretto: isn't the diagonal orientation of the table fascinating?!

And a tender, precious Nativity by Jacopo Bassano

The dinner you are about to see was night before last, it appears in this blog because 1. I forgot my camera, and 2. Bob just sent me the pictures. It was a fantastic, delciosa meal!!! Casa Bonita, right on our big canal.