End of trip: 4 nights in Venice

Can't think of another city anywhere to end a perfect vacation than Venice.  We had no plans and just soaked in all that was Venice.  We took a day trip to Burano with Ramah as mentioned earlier, found the gluten free store and made purchase for Becky, Tim found the perfect mask to bring home and I revisited the artist near the Rialto and bought one of his originals this trip instead of a reproduction.

The church in San Barnaba square just behind our apartment was a pleasant suprise.  They happened to have models from Leonardo di  Vinci's codices on display.  He was a man of many talents for sure.  We learned from the exhibit that he was much more interested in engineering than art, which he did to feed himself.  It was amazing the groundwork he laid for so many later inventions.  Truely a great genius of all times. 

front of train station

gondola workshop

sculpture in Murano, the glassmakers island

produce boat behind apartment

Ruby Princess leaving without us

cicchetti bar

Doge's Palace early in morning

St Mark's square early

Rialto Bridge

cranberries on left--who knew they grew on stems in bunches?

shop where Tim found a mask to bring home

Di Vinci's flying machine