Albertina

Gallery time today and what a beauty the Albertina is. A great permanent collection of artwork to view as well as special exhibitions and quite a section of the former palace still set out as it was when the Habsburgs roamed the halls. It was certainly a highlight of a great day exploring the delights of Venice.

The advantage of daylight saving and those nice long afternoons means more time to explore without sacrificing time to just poke around and enjoy places at our leisure. This afternoon we are off to Schloss Belvedere another palace perhaps, but real beauty not far from where we are staying - in two parts both with artwork as well as the grand buildings on display and with an enormous garden running between the two.

And then we tracked down a jazz club for supper and music. Not the easiest place to track down in the end, but we got there and had a really enjoyable night.Baca selengkapnya