YhdysvallatNorth CarolinaMecklenburg CountyDixieCharlotte Douglas International Airport35°13’20” N 80°56’28” W
13. maaliskuuta 2017, Yhdysvallat ⋅ ☁️ 3 °C
We're getting close to boarding ✈️🇮🇹
Flying Lufthansa, eight hour flight
So, so so excited. Let's go!
SaksaBavariaOberdingFranzheimMunich International Airport48°21’13” N 11°47’32” E
14. maaliskuuta 2017, Saksa ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C
Our Lufthansa flight from Charlotte to Munich was about eight hours. The flight to Venice was a pretty short flight, just under two hours. We flew over the Alps! Once in Venice, we met up with NawasLue lisää
ItaliaVenetoVeneziaMestreCanale dell’ Osellino45°29’4” N 12°14’29” E
14. maaliskuuta 2017, Italia ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
First thing in the morning headed into Venice via water taxi on the lagoon
ItaliaToscanaFirenzePiazza Calda43°45’57” N 11°16’21” E
15. maaliskuuta 2017, Italia ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
Victor Emmanuel II - he assumed the title King of Italy to become the first king of a united Italy since the 6th century, a title he held until his death in 1878. The Italians gave him the epithetLue lisää
ItaliaToscanaFirenzePiazza Calda43°45’57” N 11°16’21” E
15. maaliskuuta 2017, Italia ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
I was told the the Bridge of Sighs is called this because the condemned would stop on the bridge to breath a last brethren of fresh air before going into prison. (on the right side of the bridge.
ItaliaToscanaFirenzePiazza Calda43°45’56” N 11°16’20” E
15. maaliskuuta 2017, Italia ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
aka St. Mark's Square. We had nice lunch at a waterside cafe.
ItaliaVenetoVeneziaMestreCanale dell’ Osellino45°29’4” N 12°14’30” E
15. maaliskuuta 2017, Italia ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
cisterns collected water and filtered rain water for consumption
Collected by drains
ItaliaVenetoVeneziaMestreCanale dell’ Osellino45°29’6” N 12°14’30” E
15. maaliskuuta 2017, Italia ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Part residence, part courtroom, part administrative building . Doges were elected government officials who lived in this castle. Separate from the Royalty, they virtually had little power but were inLue lisää
ItaliaVenetoVeneziaSestière di San MarcoColonne di San Marco e San Todaro45°25’60” N 12°20’24” E
15. maaliskuuta 2017, Italia ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
A lot of the basilica’s treasures came from the Crusades and mostly from fourth crusade which ended with the conquest of Constantinople in 1204.
There are more than 85,000 square feet of mosaicLue lisää
ItaliaVenetoVeneziaSestière di San MarcoColonne di San Marco e San Todaro45°25’60” N 12°20’24” E
15. maaliskuuta 2017, Italia ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
The clocks in the palace are tied to the bell tower. The man moves and hits his mallet on the bell to ring it.
The 323-foot (98.6-meter) campanile of St. Mark’s dates back to the 9th century… butLue lisää
