Venice would have been another high point of our Europe trip, if it was not marred by the theft of my wife's camera at the end of the day. Knowing that there are a lot of pickpockets in Venice, we kept alert the whole day. Unfortunately we let our guards down at the end of the day. Just as we were nearing the train station, the thief striked.
The venetian thief are truly proficient in their trade. As we were still walking along the narrow street of venice reaching the train station, a young teenager came up to ask me whether this is the way to the train station. After I replied him, he squated down to put his jacket in his backpack. At this moment, my wife found out that her backpack was unzipped, and her camera was missing. This teenager, together with another teenager, quickly volunteered to help us. They said that a tall guy had stolen the camera. They stayed for a while to help us find the thief until we decided to give up.
Later at night, my wife recalled that the teenager was walking very close to her just become he came up to ask me for direction. So he must be the thief and was putting the camera into his bag after I had replied him!
A camera doesn't cost a lot nowadays, but the memories in the photos are lost forever. Luckily I took some photos in Venice with my spare camera (I have locked my main camera in the bag)and we had backed up all our earlier photos in the portable hard disk. But there was some fogging on the lens of my spare camera so most of the photos did not turn out well.
The venetian thief are truly proficient in their trade. As we were still walking along the narrow street of venice reaching the train station, a young teenager came up to ask me whether this is the way to the train station. After I replied him, he squated down to put his jacket in his backpack. At this moment, my wife found out that her backpack was unzipped, and her camera was missing. This teenager, together with another teenager, quickly volunteered to help us. They said that a tall guy had stolen the camera. They stayed for a while to help us find the thief until we decided to give up.
Later at night, my wife recalled that the teenager was walking very close to her just become he came up to ask me for direction. So he must be the thief and was putting the camera into his bag after I had replied him!
A camera doesn't cost a lot nowadays, but the memories in the photos are lost forever. Luckily I took some photos in Venice with my spare camera (I have locked my main camera in the bag)and we had backed up all our earlier photos in the portable hard disk. But there was some fogging on the lens of my spare camera so most of the photos did not turn out well.
1. The Piazza San Marco (St Mark's Square), the most famous sight of Venice. The Piazza's eastern end is dominated by two of the city's most important historical sight - the Basilica San Marco and the Doge's Palace, and surrounded on the other three sides by the Procuratie. The Campanile tower dominates the square and provides spectacular view of the city at the top.
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2. Piazza San Marco is also well known for its pigeons.
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3. The Basilica San Marco and Doge's Palace. The Basilica is a glorious reflection of the city's Byzantine connection while the Doge's, once the city's seat of power and home to its rulers, is a triumph of Gothic architecture.
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4. The Campanile and Doge's Palace
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5. East and South facade of the Doge's Palance
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6. Piazza San Marco with the Basilica
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7. The facade of the Basilica
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8. The ornate palace of Ca' d'Oro is the finest example of Venetian Gothic style.
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9.Palazzo Bembo (left), a 15th century Gothic palace which was the birthplace of the Renaissance cardinal and scholar, and Ca' d'Oro (right).
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10. The canals of Venice
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11. The Grand Canal of Venice, from the Scalzi Bridge. On the right is the mouth of the canal with Santa Maria della Salute, a great Baroque church which is one of the city's landmark.
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12. Venice has many fine churches. Four examples here are (Clockwise staring from top right corner) - San Stae, Chiesa di Santa Maria del Giglio , Chiesa di San Moisè, San Simeone Piccolo.
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13. Fine examples of Venetian architecture
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14. The Bridge of Sighs was onced crossed by offenders on their way to the state interrogtors.
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15. A harmonious group of stately building on San Giorgio Maggiore, a small island across the lagoon from St Mark's square.
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