Bell tower

This was a great place to see the Venice. And even better to get up in a tower it has an elevator. You have to book tickets online, but it’s easy to do. I did it as I was standing here. Some of the other places booked in advance.

I happen to be there when the clock struck 12 and as you can see and hear from the video it was loud and unexpected

I know it’s a Bell tower you think you would expect it.

I didn’t meet the cutest family for Australia and we chatted about our travels. They were so cute talking about their teenage boys who were left at home and jealous. But their parents knew they would not enjoy it because there was no way to have screen time on a trip.

For such a small place Venice has a lot to see though you can see it in a couple of days.

I may have mentioned this before, but they really are no streets in Venice I would call them more walking paths as there are no cars on the island. And not much grass to speak of either. Which is so different from where I live, but they make it work.

St Mark's Campanile (Italian: Campanile di San Marco, Venetian: Canpanièl de San Marco) is the bell tower of St Mark's Basilica in Venice, Italy. The campanile is a reconstruction completed in 1912, the previous tower having collapsed in 1902. At 98.6 metres (323 ft) in height, it is the tallest structure in Venice and is colloquially termed "el paròn de casa" (the master of the house).[1] It is one of the most recognizable symbols of the city.Read more