Venice, Day 1

After stocking up on groceries, we traversed the Grand Canal on Venice's mass transportation, the vaporettos (water buses).

The Accademia is Venice's top art museum, and even the building was impressive! The Accademia features art, mostly religious, from the middle ages to the 1700s. Statues, alterpieces, religious icons, and scenes of medieval Venice - some encompassing entire walls.

On our way back to our apartment, we popped into a church, and the interior was breathtaking. In both the museum and church, we were struck by the jaw-dropping, decadent wealth of earlier eras. The photos of both really can't capture the opulence, detail, and artistry.

In the late afternoon, we met Laura and Chad at the bus station, coming from their flight from London. What fun! We wandered the streets and back canals together, then had a lovely dinner. We picked up assorted sweets for sampling, and headed back to the apartment. Great day!Read more