Day out on a whale watching tour boat
EXMOUTH ROAD TRIP – PART III
Communication Masts, Harold E Holt Communication Station, Murat Road, North West Cape, Exmouth, Western Australia
Path to Beach, Bundegi Beach, Exmouth, Western Australia
Lighthouse, Johnson Road, Vlamingh Head, Exmouth, Western Australia
First lit in 1912
Dunes Beach, Lighthouse Bay, Exmouth, Western Australia
Anchor of SS Mildura, Vlamingh Head, Exmouth, Western Australia
The SS Mildura was a 91-metre steel cattle steamer built in Glasgow in 1901. It ran aground on a shallow reef in Lighthouse Bay near Exmouth, Western Australia, during a cyclone on March 12, 1907, while carrying around 500 bullocks from the Kimberley to Fremantle. All crew survived, but most cattle perished.
Dedication Plate, Vlamingh Head, Exmouth, Western Australia
Wildlife Evidence, Yardie Creek Road, Exmouth, Western Australia
Yardie Creek, Exmouth, Western Australia
Tiddlers, Yardie Creek, Exmouth, Western Australia
Black Flanked Rock Wallaby, Yardie Creek, Cape Range National Park, North West Cape, Western Australia
Black-Headed Flying Fox Colony (Fruit Bats), Yardie Creek, Exmouth, Western Australia
Osprey, Yardie Creek, Exmouth, Western Australia
Gorge Panorama. Yardie Creek, Exmouth, Western Australia
Rock Formations, Yardie Creek, Exmouth, Western Australia
Reef Herons, Yardie, Creek, Exmouth, Western Australia
Osprey Nest, Yardie Creek, Exmouth, Western Australia
Eastern Reef Egret, Yardie Creek, Exmouth, Western Australia
Sturt Desert Pea, Yardie Creek Road, Exmouth, Western Australia
White Corellas, North West Coastal Highway, Carnarvon, Western Australia
EXMOUTH ROAD TRIP – PART II
Parking Area, Auski Tourist Village, Great Northern Highway, Karajini, Western Australia
Rusted Jerry Can, Great Northern Highway, Newman, Western Australia
Rock Outcrop, Great Northern Highway, Newman, Western Australia
Hoof Prints, Great Northern Highway, Newman, Western Australia
Hillock, Great Northern Highway, Newman, Western Australia
Tropic of Capricorn Sign, Great Northern Highway, Newman, Western Australia
The sign marks the imaginary latitude line at approximately 23.5° south, where the sun is directly overhead at noon during the summer solstice.
Missing Plaque, Tropic of Capricorn, Great Northern Highway, Newman, Western Australia
Mt Robinson Range, Great Northern Highway, Karajini, Western Australia
Pink & Grey Galahs, Auski Tourist Village, Great Northern Highway, Karajini, Western Australia
Road Trains, Auski Village, Great Northern Highway, Karajini, Western Australia
Landscape, Great Northern Highway, Karajini, Western Australia
Landscape, Albert Tognolini Lookout, Munjina Lookout Road, Juna Downs, Western Australia
Visitor Centre, Banjima Drive, National Park, Karajini, Western Australia
Termite Mound, Visitor Centre, Banjima Drive, National Park, Karajini, Western Australia
View From Oxer Lookout, Weano Road, National Park, Karajini, Western Australia
Descent into Hancock Gorge, Weano Road, National Park, Karajini, Western Australia
No Booze, Weano Road, National Park, Karajini, Western Australia
Outcrop, Weano Road, Karajini National Park, Karajini, Western Australia
Karajini National Park, Banjima Drive, Karajini, Western Australia
Hamersley Range, Karijini Drive, Karijini, Western Australia
Trees, Karijini Drive, Karijini, Western Australia
Dedication Plaque, Ashburton River Bridge, North West Coastal Highway, Nanutarra, Western Australia
Ashburton River, North West Coastal Highway, Nanutarra, Western Australia
Nanutarra Bridge, Ashburton River, North West Coastal Highway, Nanutarra, Western Australia
EXMOUTH ROAD TRIP – PART I
The Journey
Former Bank of New South Wales, Leahy Street, Great Northern Highway, Pithara, Western Australia
Town Hall, Leahy Street, Pithara, Western Austrralia
Road Board Building, Johnston Street, Dalwallinu, Western Australia
Thirsty Camel Pub, Johnston Street, Dalwallinu, Western Australia
Pioneer & Past Residents Wall, Johnston Street, Dalwallinu, Western Australia
Windmill, Cnr Johnston Street & Park Drive, Dalwallinu, Western Australia
Rotunda, Austin Street, Cue, Western Australia
Former Western Australian Bank, Austin Street, Cue, Western Australia
Austin Street, Cue, Western Australia
Fitness Centre, Austin Street, Cue, Western Australia
J Anthony Blacksmith, Austin Street, Cue, Western Australia
Queen of The Murchison, Austin Street, Cue, Western Australia
Bell’s Emporium, Austin Street, Cue, Western Australia
Municipal Chambers, Robinson Street, Cue, Western Australia
Masonic Lodge, Dowley Street, Cue, Western Australia
Destinations Sign, Beringarra-Cue Road, Cue, Western Australia
Hospital Ruins, Cue-Day Dawn Road, Cue, Western Australia
Mine Office, Great Fingall Mine, Day Dawn, Cue, Western Australia
Commemorative Plaque, Austin Street, Cue, Western
Murchison Club Hotel, Cnr Austin & Darlot Street, Cue, Western Australia
Heritage Business Premises, Cnr Austin & Darlot Street, Cue, Western Australia
Council Offices, Austin Street, Cue, Western Australia
Public Buildings, Austin Street, Cue, Western Australia
Built in 1895 and housed the Police Station, Magistrate’s Court & Post Office – Also known as Government Buildings.
Grave of JO Driscoll, Cue Cemetery, Cue, Western Australia
Headstone, Margaret Gamble, Cemetery, Cue, Western Australia
Marker Plate, Frederick Henry Krentzin, Cemetery, Cue, Western Australia
Memorial Plate, McInnes Family, Cemetery, Cue, Western Australia
Graves, Cue Cemetery, Cue, Western Australia
FREMANTLE, PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
We spent a few days staying in Fremantle at the historic National Hotel.
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National Hotel, Cnr High & Market Streets, Fremantle, Western Australia
The National Hotel is on the corner of High and Market streets in Fremantle. Originally built as a shop in 1868, it was occupied by the National Bank in the early 1880s. When the bank relocated in 1886, the building became the National Hotel.
Stained Glass Doorway, High Street, Fremantle, Western Australia
Side Door, Scots Presbyterian Church, Parry Street, Fremantle, Western Australia
Doorway, 63 Market Street, Fremantle, Western Australia
Relics of SS Xantho, WA Shipwrecks Museum, Marine Terrace, Fremantle, Western Australia
Anchors Exhibit, WA Shipwrecks Museum, Marine Terrace, Fremantle, Western Australia
Arty Occy, Fishing Boat Harbour, Mews Road, Fremantle, Western Australia
Staircase, WA Shipwrecks Museum, Marine Terrace, Fremantle, Western Australia
School of Medicine, Notre Dame University, 21 Henry Street, Fremantle, Western Australia
Statue, John Curtin Place, Kings Square, High Street Mall, Fremantle, Western Australia
Perhaps the most iconic of Australia’s prime ministers, John Curtin is bound to ordinary Australians by his working class roots and trade union advocacy, but most importantly as Australia’s war-time voice. Although Victorian by birth, Curtin made Western Australia his home in 1917 where he became an editor for a union press. He joined federal parliament in 1928 as the elected Member of Fremantle. He became leader of the Labor Party in 1935 and prime minister in 1941 in the midst of war with Germany and Italy, with troops deployed in fronts in the middle-east and Europe. Weeks after his succession Australia was pulled into a war in the Pacific. Curtin’s decisions strengthened relations with the United States, as their interests were directly threatened by Japan who had attacked ports in Australian and allied ports around the pacific. Curtin died in office only weeks before the formal ending of the war in the Pacific. As Western Australia’s first and only prime minister, John Curtin is commemorated at King’s Square in Fremantle.
Statues, Kings Square, Queen Street, Fremantle, Western Australia
Top:
Air Commodore Sir Hughie Idwal Edwards
Bottom:
The Drill Hall, 27 Mouat Street, Fremantle, Western Australia
Sundown, Bathers Beach, Fremantle, Western Australia
The University of Notre Dame Australia, Malloy Courtyard, Mouat Street, Fremantle, Western Australia
Tom Edwards Memorial Fountain, Kings Square, Adelaide Street, Fremantle, Western Australia
See Article 1919 Fremantle Wharf Riot
Tourist Wheel, Esplanade Park, Marine Terrace, Fremantle, Western Australia
Town Hall from The National Hotel, Cnr High & Market Streets, Fremantle, Western Australia
City of Fremantle Town Hall, High Street Mall, Fremantle, Western Australia
Traffic in the Wet, Cnr High & Market Streets, Fremantle, Western Australia
Market Street, Fremantle, Western Australia
Arcade, Adelaide Street, Fremantle, Western Australia
Beer’s Buildings 1924, Cnr Parry Street and South Terrace, Fremantle, Western Australia
“Beware of the Wife”, Essex Street, Fremantle, Western Australia
Bistrot Café, Henry Street, Fremantle, Western Australia
Bon Scott Memorial, Mews Road, Fremantle, Western Australia
Ronald Belford "Bon" Scott (9 July 1946 – 19 February 1980) was an Australian singer who was the second lead vocalist and lyricist of the hard rock band AC/DC from 1974-1980.
Brass Plates, Fremantle, Western Australia
Discarded Shoes on Lamp Post, Cnr High & Market Streets, Fremantle, Western Australia
Entrance Arch, Fremantle Markets, Henderson Street, Fremantle, Western Australia
Façade, WA Shipwrecks Museum, Cliff Street, Fremantle, Western Australia
Fishing Boat Harbour, Fremantle, Western Australia
Fishing Fleet, Fishing Boat Harbour, Fremantle, Western Australia
Flight Club Sign, South Terrace, Fremantle, Western Australia
Former Newcastle Club Hotel, South Terrace, Fremantle, Western Australia
aka The Newport and now The Flight Club
Foley Hall Gates, Mouat Street, Fremantle, Western Australia
Fremantle Angel’s House, Cnr Essex Street & Essex Lane, Fremantle, Western Australia
High Street, Fremantle, Western Australia
Historical Marker, Union Stores Building, Cnr High & Henry Streets, Fremantle, Western Australia
The building is now occupied by "New Edition Bookshop".
“Imperial Chambers”, Market Street, Fremantle, Western Australia
Loading Door, Norfolk Hotel, Cnr Norfolk Street and South Terrace, Fremantle, Western Australia
The Norfolk Hotel is located on the corner of South Terrace and Norfolk Street in Fremantle, Western Australia. The stone built hotel was originally constructed in 1887 before the 1893 Kalgoorlie gold rush, for George Alfred Davies, a vintner, local councillor and Mayor of Fremantle. For most of its life it was known as the Oddfellows Hotel; it was renamed when it was substantially renovated in 1985. Original Construction
Night Safe, Former ANZ Bank Premises, High Street, Fremantle, Western Australia
Once used by business customers to lodge their takings outside of banking hours
Notre Dame University, Mouat Street, Fremantle, Western Australia
Heritage Building, Cnr High & Market Streets, Fremantle, Western Australia
Penny Farthing Sculpture, Mews Road, Fremantle, Western Australia
Pool Tables, Bar Orient, Cnr High & Henry Streets, Fremantle, Western Australia
Pressed Tin Ceiling, High Street, Fremantle, Western Australia
Recycle or Landfill, Market Street, Fremantle, Western Australia
Heritage Signs, Court House, Marine Terrace, Fremantle, Western Australia
“Absorbed by Light”, Newman Court, Fremantle, Western Australia
Created to encourage reflection on society's increasing reliance on technology, depicting three figures engrossed in what appear to be smartphones. - BRITISH artist Gali May Lucas
38 Adelaide Street, Fremantle, Western Australia
82 High Street, Fremantle, Western Australia
Now used by a chemist, this building was formerly occupied by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.
Wesley Uniting Church, Cnr Market & Cantonment Streets, Fremantle, Western Australia [c.1888]
Under the Verandah, Market Street, Fremantle, Western Australia
Turret, Cliff Street, Fremantle, Western Australia
ITALY – VENICE VI
The final contribution from 8 wonderful days in Venice. Also the end of our Italian trip.
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Dilapidated Canalside Wall, Rio del Vin, Ponte de San Provolo, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Door, 4699 Campo San Zaccaria, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Grand Canal, Ponte Rialto, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Hotel Entrance, Hotel Ai Cavalieri, Calle de Borgoloco, Venice, Veneto, Italy
La Porta Blu, Calle de Mezo, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Reputed to be possibly the only blue door in Venice. It dates to early 1400s but has no real history. It has become a well photographed landmark and makes a mention on Google Maps.
Palazzo Grimani a Santa Maria Formosa, Ramo Grimani, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Ponte Borgoloco a Castello, Ramo de Borgoloco, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Ponte de San Provolo, Rio del Vin, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Ponte Novo, Rio de San Severo, Venice, Veneto, Italy
'Smoko', Grand Canal, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Sotoportego Lucatella, Rio de San Zaninovo, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Window, Calle de l'Arco Detta Bon, Venice, Veneto, Italy
World War I Memorial, Campo San Provolo, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Bas Relief, Chiesa di San Provolo, Campo San Provolo, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Calle de l'Arco detta Bon, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Calle Drio la Chiesa to Ponte Storto a San Zaninovo, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Chiesa di Santa Maria Formosa, Campo Santa Maria Formosa, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Originally built in 639, renovated in 864 and again in 1106 following a fire. It was rebuilt in 1492 and once again restored in 1624 this time following an earthquake.
Passing Under Ponte Nicolò Pasqualigo, Rio di Noale, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Ponte Nicolò Pasqualigo, Rio di Noale, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Exiting Rio de la Guerra to the Lagoon, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Exiting Rio de la Guerra to the Lagoon, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Goodbye Venice, Venetian Lagoon, Venice, Veneto, Italy
ITALY – VENICE V
It’s amazing how many photos you can take in Venice……
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Weathered Memorial, Campo de la Pescaria, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Work Barge, Grand Canal, Riva del Ferro, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Across Ponte de le Tette to Sotoportego E Corte de Ca' Bollani, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Campanile di Santo Stefano, Piscina San Moise, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Founded in the 13th century, rebuilt in the 14th century and altered again early in the 15th century.
Venice has at least 3 leaning bell towers, San Giorgi dei Greci, San Pietro di Castello & Santo Stefanco. There is also a dominate one of the island of Burano.
Canalside Steps, Campo Manin, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Chiesa di San Giacomo di Rialto, Campo San Giacomo di Rialto, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Chiesa di San Giacomo di Rialto is considered to be the oldest church in Venice, consecrated on March 25, 421.
Chiesa Parrocchiale dei Santi Apostoli Tower, Campo Santi Apostoli, Venice, Veneto, Italy
The church dates to the 7th century and is one of the oldest in Venice.
Chiesa Parrocchiale di San Salvador, Marzaria del Capitello, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Door, 541C Campo de la Pescaria, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Exquisite Wood Carving, Shopfront, Marzaria San Salvador, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Fondamenta de le Prigioni, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Garden Gateway, 2329 Calle de la Regina, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Grand Canal, Ponte di la becarie, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Markets Area, Riva de l'Ogio, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Mercato del Pesce al Minuto, Campo Beccarie, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Mercato del Pesce al Minuto = Retail Fish Market
Monument to the Fallen of the Parish in WWI, Chiesa di San Cassiano, Campo San Cassian, Venice, Veneto, Italy See a much more detailed image HERE!
Old Water Pump, Corte Tron, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Old Wooden Doors, Naranzaria, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Ponte dei Sospiri, (Bridge of Sighs) Rio del Palazzo, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Named for sighs of prisoners crossing it en route from the Palazzo Ducale to prison.
Barred Window, Marzaria del Capitello, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Ponte Rialto & Grand Canal, Riva del Vin, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Residential, Calle Ca' Bragadin al Cristo, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Rio delle Becarie, Fondamenta de le Prigioni, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Rusted Water Fountain, Sotoportego del Pin la Scrimia, Calle del Campaniel, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Shrine, Calle de la Regina, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Sotoportego de le Acque, Venice, Veneto, Italy
View Across Ponte Rialto, Salizzada Pio X, Venice, Veneto, Italy
The tower in the background is part of Chiesa di San Giacomo di Rialto. considered to be the oldest church in Venice, consecrated on March 25, 421.
Vaporetto, Grand Canal, Ponte Rialto, Venice, Veneto, Italy
ITALY – VENICE IV
Part IV of our 8 days in Venice.
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“Frenchie” on a Leash, Rio Terà de la Maddalena, Venice, Veneto, Italy
A Not Uncommon Site in the City, Barbaria de le Tole, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Barcaro Jazz Bar & Restaurant, Salizzada del Fondaco dei Tedeschi, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Biserica Ortodoxă Română “Sfinții Împărați Constantin și Elena” Veneția II, Ruga Vecchia S. Giovanni, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Campanile, Parrocchia di Santa Maria Formosa, Fondamenta Santa Maria Formosa, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Carabinieri, Campo San Bortolomio, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Corridor of Prigioni Nuove (New Prison), Doge Palace, Calle Seconda de la Fava, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Cross the Bridge of Sighs over Rio del Palazzo to the prison. Cell doors on the right.
Derelict Wall, Calle Contarini del Bovolo, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Even in Venice, Calle Bembo, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Nowhere is without this scourge.
‘Gigia’, Grand Canal, Riva del Ferro, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Gondola Docked, Grand Canal, Ponte Rialto, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Gruesome Doorway, Parrocchia di Santa Maria Formosa, Fondamenta Santa Maria Formosa, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Old Shuttered Windows, Fondamenta Vin Castello, Venice, Italy
Palazzo Contarini del Bovolo, Calle Contarini del Bovolo, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Ponte dei Zogatoli, Campiello Flaminio Corner, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Formerly known as Ponte San Giovanni Grisostomo
Ponte San Canciano, Rio dei Santo Apostoli, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Ramo dei Bombaseri, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Rialto Bridge, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Waiting for Customers, Pescaria San Bortolomio, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Rio dei Santo Apostoli, Sotoportego del Magazen, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Ruins, Madonna del Monte, Venetian Lagoon, Venice, Veneto, Italy
This island, Madonna del Monte, aka – Madonna del Rosario, has been the location of a monastery since the middle ages. It is located in the lagoon between Murano and Burano. It was used for gunpowdere storage in the 19th centurey and the existing ruin is from that time.
Shuttered Window, Campo San Felice, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Stairs to Cells, Palazzo delle Prigioni (New Prison), Calle degli Albanesi, Venice, Italy
Steps, Grand Canal, Palazzo Dolfin Manin, Riva del Ferro, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Steps, The Venice Venice Hotel, Calle del Lion Bianco, Venice, Veneto, Italy
The Venetian Lion, Calle Contarini del Bovolo, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Tourist Souvenirs, Campo Cesare Battisti gia’ della Bella Vienna, Venice, Veneto, Italy
ITALY – VENICE III
Our time in Venice continues…>
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Vaparetto Dock towards Basilica Santa Maria della Salute, Grand Canal, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Underground, Palazzo delle Prigioni (New Prison), Calle degli Albanesi, Venice, Italy
Town Hall Courtyard, Riva del Carbon, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Street Lamps, Campo Santo Giovanni e Paolo, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Statue, Nicolo Tommaseo, Campo Santo Stefano, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Stairs to Cells, Palazzo delle Prigioni (New Prison), Calle degli Albanesi, Venice, Italy
Soroportego E Calle Corner, Salizada San Canzian, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Rooftops Across Grand Canal, Rialto, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Taken from our Hotel Room
Rio San Giovanni Crisostomo, Ponte dei Zagatoli, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Rio di San Salvador, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Rio del Fontego dei Tedeschi, Ponte de l’Ogio, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Rio de San Vio, Fondamanta Venier, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Rio de San Anzolo, Ponte dei Frati, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Religious Shrine, Rio Terà Antonio Foscarini, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Ponte dell’Accademia, Calle della Carità, Grand Canal, Venice, Veneto, Italy
The original steel structure opened on 20 November 1854, but was demolished and replaced by a wooden bridge opened in 1933, despite widespread hopes for a stone bridge.
One of only 4 bridges that span the Grand Canal.
Pharmacy, Campo Santo Stefano, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Palazzo Zaguri, Campo San Maurizio, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Formerly known as Palazzo Pasqualini after the Pasqualini that built it 14-15th Century.
Grand Canal, from Ponte dell’Accademia, Venice, Veneto, Italy
French Bulldog Candle, Shop Window, Calle de la Cortesia, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Doorway, Agenzia delle Entrate – Ufficio Territoriale Venezia, Campo Sant’Anzolo, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Door Furniture, Pisciner Venier, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Cistern, Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo, Venice, Veneto, Italy
The only locally available source of fresh water in the lagoon is rain.
Since rain is intermittent, seasonal and unreliable, cisterns are essential. When it rains the water must be collected and stored for later use.
The structures we see around Venice and in the lagoon are in reality very elaborate and cleverly engineered rain water collectors and cisterns.
The origin of the rain water collecting cisterns must go back to the very first settlements in the lagoon. Our need for fresh water is biological and cannot be rescinded, but the first remains we have are medieval.
Some older wellheads in stone clearly resemble earlier wooden wellheads, which can give us an idea, but otherwise we know little of how the earlier wells looked.
Canal View from Ponte San Giovanni Crisostomo, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Canal Access, Calle Pasqualigo detta de O’Ogio, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Bel-Air Fine Art Gallery, Calle dello Spezier, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Basilica Santa Maria della Salute, Grand Canal, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Vaparetto Dock towards Ponte Rialto, Grand Canal, Venice, Veneto, Italy
ITALY – VENICE II
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AD MDCCLXXV (1765), Ponte San Polo, Rio di San Polo, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Adorned Windows, Calle Amor dei Amici, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Alfresco & Gondolas, Riva del Vin, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Basilica Santa Maria della Salute, Fondamenta Salute, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Bell Tower & Cupola, Chiesa di San Giacomo di Rialto, Campo San Giacomo di Rialto, Venice, Veneto, Italy
According to tradition, San Giacomo is the oldest church in the city, supposedly consecrated in the year 421. Although documents exist mentioning the area but not the church in 1097, the first document citing the church dates from 1152. It was rebuilt in 1071, prompting the establishment of the Rialto market with bankers and money changers in front of the church. In 1503, it survived a fire which destroyed the rest of the area, and was restored from 1601
Brick & Iron, Sacca della Toletta, Venice, Vento, Italy
Campanile di San Marco, Piazza San Marco, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Unfortunately, the tower was closed for maintenance so we were unable to enjoy the views from the top.
Campanile, Chiesa di San Polo, Salizada San Polo, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Campo San Polo, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Cisterns, Palazzo Ducale, Piazzetta San Marco, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Colonnade, Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, Piazetta San Marco, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Commemorative Plaque for Fallen in World Wars I & II, Rio Terà San Silvestro, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Courtyard, Palazzo Ducale, Piazzetta San Marco, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Entrance Gate, Università Ca’ Foscari, Sestiere Dorsoduro, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Ca’ Foscari University Venice is an Italian state university founded in 1868 in Venice. It is located at Ca’ Foscari, a Gothic palace overlooking the Grand Canal.
Gondola Dock, Fondamenta Salute, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Grand Canal, Fondamenta Salute, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Grated Window, Calle Larga Nani, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Heavy Duty Gate, Calle Larga Nani, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Lamp, Colonnade, Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana, Piazetta San Marco, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Metal Wreath, Fondamenta Salute, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Mooring Ring & Rope, Riva del Ogio, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Mooring Rings, Grand Canal, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Mooring Rope, Vaparetto Termional, Fondamente Nove, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Police Presence, Grand Canal, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Ponte de le Maravegio, Rio de San Trovaso, Venice, Venezia, Italy
Ponte de le Maravegio, Rio de San Trovaso, Venice, Venezia, Italy
Ponte dell’Accademia, Grand Canal, Venice, Veneto, Italy
The original steel structure opened on 20 November 1854, but was demolished and replaced by a wooden bridge opened in 1933, despite widespread hopes for a stone bridge.
One of only 4 bridges that span the Grand Canal.
Ponte San Tomà, Rio de San Tomà, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Ponte San Trovaso, Rio de San Trovaso, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Private Bridge, Rio Terà dei Nomboli, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Rio di San Polo, Ponte San Polo, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Rio San Polo, Ponte San Polo, Venice, Veneto, Italy
San Trovaso, Campo de San Trovaso, Venice, Veneto, Italy
The church dates to at least the 1028. The present church was rebuilt by 1584. The church was consecrated in 1637.
Sotoportego del Scaleter, Sotoportego de la Bissa, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Sotoportego Todeschini, Calle del Todeschini, Venice, Veneto, Italy
A “Sotoportego” is a passageway that goes underneath a building & the height typically equals to that of the ground floor.
Staircase, Casa di Carlo Goldoni, Calle dei Nomboli, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Staircase, Palazzo Ducale, Piazzetta San Marco, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Stone Lions, Salizada San Polo, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Stone Shrine, Chiesa di San Polo, Campo San Polo, Venice, Veneto, Italy
‘Throne’, Basilica Santa Maria della Salute, Fondamenta Salute, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Tower, Chiesa San Silvestro, Campo San Silvestro, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Originally, in the 12th century, it was under the jurisdiction of the Patriarch of Grado. After rebuilding, it was reconsecrated in 1422, and in 1485 it merged with the Oratory of Santa Maria dei Patriarchi e di Ognissanti. After a partial collapse in 1820, the church was entirely rebuilt from 1837, being reconsecrated in 1850.
Twilight, Grand Canal, Ponte Rialto, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Two Atlas Statues topped by Fortuna, Basilica Santa Maria della Salute, Fondamenta Salute, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Sculpture of two Atlases supporting a gilded globe upon which stands the allegory of Fortuna, that indicates the direction of the wind. Created during the rebuilding of Punta della Dogana up from 1677.
Venetian Taxi, Grand Canal, Rialto, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Water Fountain, Campo San Polo, Venice, Veneto, Italy
Work Barge, Grand Canal, Rialto, Venice, Veneto, Italy
