We met our local tour guide for the morning tour and started in the Doge Palace. The frescos and wood work in the Doge Palace is very elaborate. We also walked across the Bridge of Sighs to the Prison area. Next we went to a glass blowing demonstration and walked through the gallery. The Murano glass is amazing and also very expensive. The guided tour ended just before noon and we had the remainder of the day on our own to walk the streets of Venice.
Since it was Sunday we decided we would try to go the noon mass to be able to see St.Mark's Basilica. The mass lasted about an hour and was entirely in Italian so needless to say we didn't understand anything. It did give us lots of time to sit in amazement at all the mosaics that decorate the ceiling and walls in the basilica. The floor is done in mosaics tiles as well and is extremely uneven due to the sinking of Venice.
The rest of the day we walked around Venice, sat on some bridges watching people go by in the gondolas, and visited the Italian Army Museum. Venice is a very unique place and fun to visit but not sure I could ever live here.
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