A statue of St Theodore of Amasea, who was the original patron saint of Venice. He was a soldier-saint who was known for battling a dragon, although depicted here as a crocodile, and when Venice's popularity grew, St Theodore was replaced by St Mark.
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Another masterpiece in the Piazza San Marco known as 'St Mark's Basilica.' The architecture is in the Byzantium style and the basilica was consecrated in 1943.
It's not every day a person sees a Dalmatian, and this one reminded me of a dear one that I grew up with.
Carved by Luigi Ferrari, this monument to Pietro Paleocapa is found in the Giardini Papadopoli (Botanical Gardens). Paleocapa was a scientist and politician who served for two years in Napoleon's army, was the Director General of Public Construction in Venice, and had a key role in the design of the Suez Canal along with Luigi Negrelli.
We visited the Old Venetian Ghetto, 'Ghetto Vecchio,' where the Jewish people lived under the Venetian Republic. In 1595, it was featured in William Shakespeare's 'Merchant in Venice,' and today, it is often considered a cultural center of Venice.
Can anyone else see the creature in the wallpaper? It looks like a crazy tree critter with an epic crown.
On Thursday night we went to a Vivaldi/Bizet concert
The young violinist hiding in the back (second from the left) turned out to be a virtuoso who played a rendition of the 'Habanera' and received four encores.
We took a flight back to London and at King's Cross station there were pigeons who looked like they were plotting something...
Next stop: New Years
