We spent 48 hours in Venice on 9-10 December. We were at first worried about the acqua alta, which had left two thirds of Venice under water in November. Our trip turned out to be perfect. It was a bit chilly but the sun was shining. The positive side about a December Venice trip is that only a small fraction of summertime tourists was to be seen, hotels rates were much lower and the canals had no annoying smells.
San Giorgio Maggiore island as seen from Colonne di San Marco
Doorway arch of Basilica di San Marco
Scala dei Giganti, Palazzo Ducale (Giants stairway, Doge's Palace), flanked by Mars and Neptune
Campanile di San Marco bell tower
View from Ponte dell'Accademia
L'angelo della citta (The Angel of the City), Peggy Guggenheim Collection: freedom, power or anxiety ?
View from our room in Hotel Bonvecchiati
Venetian masks
And a sweet discovery, Grom Gelato, which sells superb gelato and hot chocolates.
Three flavors on a cone: nocciola (hazelnut), marrons glacés (candied chestnut), crema come una volta (egg cream).
And some decadent cioccolata calda al bacio (hot chocolate with hazelnut chips)
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