Oh, sweet, sweet Europe. Venice, when what's-his-name conquered, went from the city of the Guy Standing on the Crocodile (on the right) to the city of the Winged Lion (left, above, and below).
But Venice has many things it's known for. The 400 bridges connecting 118 islands is home to Venetian glass (though to preserve the city, long ago, the furnaces were all banished to a nearby island that is still home to all the glass blowing), carnival masks (once upon a time, worn by the population for 6 months of the year!), ….
...amazing doors and archways....
...and grotesque faces on walls, posts, and everywhere there isn't a lion's head. The faces keet the Devil out, though we were still able to get in, so you decide if it worked.
Shouldn't every city square look something like this?!?!
Please?!?
Gelato (Suzo's is the acknowledged best shop) can create it's own popular monuments.
Hey, a winged monument--of an animal that actually flies!
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