{"id":7326,"date":"2015-09-10T08:40:53","date_gmt":"2015-09-10T16:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/?p=7326"},"modified":"2017-11-01T13:15:50","modified_gmt":"2017-11-01T21:15:50","slug":"venice-italy-part-one-day-fourteen-mediterranean-cruise-vacation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/2015\/09\/10\/venice-italy-part-one-day-fourteen-mediterranean-cruise-vacation\/","title":{"rendered":"Venice Italy Part One \u2013 Day Fourteen \u2013 Mediterranean Cruise Vacation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Pulling into port in Venice, Italy is different than every other port as there are boats buzzing around in every direction. That of course seems logical as the roads in Venice are water. As there was so much to see in Venice, the two days we spent there will be split into three posts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Our first day in Venice was the longest and most adventurous of the 22 day cruise as we mostly walked and did a little boating for 8 hours in the 90 degree heat. Instead of taking the bus ( which is a boat ) to a our final destination of the day, that being Piazza San Marco ( St. Mark&#8217;s Square ) we walked through Venice and saw the sights and crossed many bridges. As Venice is actually\u00a0<span style=\"color: #252525;\">118 small islands separated by canals and linked by bridges, there are many bridges to cross.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7327\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Venice-Italy-01.jpg\" alt=\"Boats buzzing around all the waterways in Venice, Italy\" width=\"838\" height=\"543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Venice-Italy-01.jpg 838w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Venice-Italy-01-300x194.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 838px) 100vw, 838px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">It looked like a parade of ships had come out to greet us, but most likely is was something else as our ship was the 4th or 5th one in port that day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7328\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Venice-Italy-02.jpg\" alt=\"It looks like a parade of boats came out to greet our ship before we docked in Venice, Italy.\" width=\"838\" height=\"537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Venice-Italy-02.jpg 838w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Venice-Italy-02-300x192.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 838px) 100vw, 838px\" \/>There was this Australian gentleman walking around holding up a map as though he was leading a tour group through Venice. ( Only three other people in the entire world will get this joke, but that&#8217;s OK )<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7329 size-full\" title=\"Tour guide leading his group through Venice\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Venice-Italy-03.jpg\" alt=\"Tour guide leading our group through Venice, Italy.\" width=\"838\" height=\"646\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Venice-Italy-03.jpg 838w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Venice-Italy-03-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 838px) 100vw, 838px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Even the doorbells in Venice are cool.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7330 size-full\" title=\"Brass name plates on the doorbells\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Venice-Italy-04.jpg\" alt=\"Even the door bells are cool in Venice, Italy.\" width=\"838\" height=\"597\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Venice-Italy-04.jpg 838w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Venice-Italy-04-300x213.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 838px) 100vw, 838px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7331\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Venice-Italy-05.jpg\" alt=\"Amazing buildings with columns through out the city of Venice, Italy.\" width=\"838\" height=\"571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Venice-Italy-05.jpg 838w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Venice-Italy-05-300x204.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 838px) 100vw, 838px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Two ways to travel in Venice, either by foot or by boat.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7332 size-full\" title=\"Boat traveling under bridge in Venice\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Venice-Italy-06.jpg\" alt=\"A boat passes under one of the many bridges that connect the islands of Venice, Italy.\" width=\"567\" height=\"806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Venice-Italy-06.jpg 567w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Venice-Italy-06-211x300.jpg 211w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 567px) 100vw, 567px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The dramatic lighting from below makes this statue look even more impressive.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7333\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Venice-Italy-07.jpg\" alt=\"Statue in one of many churches that exist in Venice, Italy.\" width=\"838\" height=\"709\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Venice-Italy-07.jpg 838w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Venice-Italy-07-300x253.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 838px) 100vw, 838px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7334\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Venice-Italy-08.jpg\" alt=\"The yellow light shinning on the painting creates a dramatic canvas for the viewer in this Venice, Italy church.\" width=\"838\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Venice-Italy-08.jpg 838w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Venice-Italy-08-300x174.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 838px) 100vw, 838px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">An either gold or brass decoration showing angels holding up the crown. And by decoration, I mean it was three feet tall and looked quite ornate.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7347 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Venice-Italy-8A.jpg\" alt=\"Gold statue of crown held by angels - Venice Italy\" width=\"593\" height=\"806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Venice-Italy-8A.jpg 593w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Venice-Italy-8A-220x300.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 593px) 100vw, 593px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7335\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Venice-Italy-09.jpg\" alt=\"If you are going to paint, then do it big as in this Venice, Italy church.\" width=\"838\" height=\"488\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Venice-Italy-09.jpg 838w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Venice-Italy-09-300x174.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 838px) 100vw, 838px\" \/>I think that statue is a bust of \u00a0Pope Pius X.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7336 size-full\" title=\"Bust of Pope Pius X\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Venice-Italy-10.jpg\" alt=\"The light stream through the window onto a bust of a former Pope, Venice, Italy.\" width=\"838\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Venice-Italy-10.jpg 838w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Venice-Italy-10-300x223.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 838px) 100vw, 838px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Thinking of redoing my ceiling to look like this.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7337\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Venice-Italy-11.jpg\" alt=\"No space goes un-painted as the ceiling in this church is decorated - Venice, Italy.\" width=\"550\" height=\"806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Venice-Italy-11.jpg 550w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Venice-Italy-11-204x300.jpg 204w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7338\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Venice-Italy-12.jpg\" alt=\"Marble statues in a Venice, Italy church.\" width=\"838\" height=\"612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Venice-Italy-12.jpg 838w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Venice-Italy-12-300x219.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 838px) 100vw, 838px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">You don&#8217;t really notice this amazing view inside the Chiesa di San Rocco until you are about to walk outside.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7360\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Venice-Italy-12A.jpg\" alt=\"Amazing interior of Chiesa di San Rocco - Venice Italy\" width=\"838\" height=\"571\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Venice-Italy-12A.jpg 838w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Venice-Italy-12A-300x204.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 838px) 100vw, 838px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Yes, you are in Venice, so you are going to shop in Venice.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7339\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Venice-Italy-13.jpg\" alt=\"When in Venice, Italy of course you must go shopping.\" width=\"838\" height=\"573\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Venice-Italy-13.jpg 838w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Venice-Italy-13-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 838px) 100vw, 838px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Venice, the city of Romance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7340\" src=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Venice-Italy-14.jpg\" alt=\"Romantic location on one of the bridges that connect each island of Venice, Italy.\" width=\"703\" height=\"806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Venice-Italy-14.jpg 703w, https:\/\/ksimonian.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Venice-Italy-14-261x300.jpg 261w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 703px) 100vw, 703px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pulling into port in Venice, Italy is different than every other port as there are boats buzzing around in every direction. That of course seems logical as the roads in Venice are water. As there was so much to see in Venice, the two days we spent there will be split into three posts. 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