Typical tourists

Well this morning (Monday) we made an effort to get up early and get to St Marks Campanile (reproduction, original collapsed 1902, venetians voted for "dov'era, com'era" (where it was, as it was) instead of a different design, quite right too) before the crowds. Made it by 9.30 and there was no queue.
Views from the Campanile:

Campanile Bell

Salute from campanile

When we came down, the queues for the basilica were ridiculous so we decided to go round the Doges Palace, an exercise in power and bling if ever there was. 

Ross and Dylan

View from inside Ponte de Sospiri (Bridge of Sighs) - on way to prison

After that, a walk through the thronged streets to Rialto and over the bridge:

Shops on Rialto

So hot today, so back to House for siesta.

Later a walk in the local area and a little shopping followed by a meal in the only Kocher restaurant in Venice, Gam Gam, which is only a couple of hundred yards away. The first courses were excellent  and the young waiters/waitresses friendly but not keen on the dessert ebraico which were assorted cakes/biscuits. Shame they didn't have gelato on the menu, although perhaps we are having enough of that already! There was (to our shame) an appalling northern woman causing lots of problems to the staff. Hope they don't get too many like her, awful woman.