One of the 117 or so islands in Venice's lagoon is the Lido.
Denise, Bob, and I vaporettoed out there today, so Bob could swim. The Lido, you see, is a resort island and has swimming beaches.
Many are private but we visited one that was free.Note the forest of 'for rent' umbrellas and chaise longues.
Bob went for two swims and felt very good. Denise and Jackie went for walks along--and in--the water.
This is the Adriatic, a new body of water for me!
Our return ride took us along the Grand Canal:
San Giorgio Maggiore
La Salute Church
One of several rowing teams enjoying the day.
Many gondolas out too.
The Rialto Bridge, where we disembarked
to buy Jennifer's bag.
She chose the blue one.
I've mentioned the vaporetto several times, and ridden at least once every day. This is what it looks like inside:
just like a city bus.
I found an art book about the Accademia Museum that I visited yesterday, and I learned the name of the sweet saint I admired; remember this guy?
It's Saint Stephen, who was stoned to death, pictured with the rocks like floating eggs on his head and shoulders. Fun to recognize, isn't it?
And to end the day, here's the evening view off our front balcony:
Ciao!
Shhhh. (Jackie, I'm whispering this so no one else will hear. Lido is not one of the 117 islands that makes up Venice. That's how many islands make up the city of Venice. Lido and Murano and Burano and a hundred others are separate islands, or island clusters beyond the 117 tiny islands that are stitched together by bridges to form Venice.) Okay, we can speak up now. Great picture of those handbags, but your narrative doesn't do justice to the 113 vendors you visited in order to find the perfect bag. Or was it 117 vendors and 113 islands?
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