Generally all the tourist cruises from Terminal Tronchetto end at the jetty right in front of Hotel Danieli. As you get on to the footpath from the jetty you see large number of kiosks, stalls and small shops selling memorabilia gift items etc . What struck me most was that uptill then , all such shopsin other cities were selling megnetic stickers , miniature models relating to the city in clay , china,cast iron and "T"shirts with city motifs. Whwere as most of these shops in Venice were selling garishly painted very beautiful to ordinary looking male & female masks !Apparently "Venetian masks" have centuries old tradition and worn on manyoccassions but particularly during the carnival of venice.
When one was looking around the area our tour manager was busy herding the group to the Gandolas , which also start from the jetty at Hotel Danieli. So all of got in gondolas , six to each gondola and went for the much talked and hyped gondola ride . I felt that it did not deserve all that hype . May be the reason could be that the gondolier was not singing, it was middle of the day with bright sun shine and Priti and I were not alone for the ride :-)
Any way here are the photos :-
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| Getting in . Mark the horizontal stripe shirt of gondolier ,that and a cap is must wear for them so was singing of ballads .Obviously times have changed. |
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| Gondola ride . four copassangers , no moon , nither romantic ballads :-( |
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| After leaving the jetty , entering the city water ways to follow ride route. |
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| Bridge of sighs. |
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| Walls of many many buildings are fighting a loosing battle against time ! |
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| Almost half way through the ride .. |
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| Hotel old form outside , renovated from inside :-) |
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| Ride over. |
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