Venice

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Venice

Venice.

With this boost in our climbing confidence (not to mention a sealed leak) we set off for Europe via Newark, Amsterdam, and eventually Venice where we spent 3 days sightseeing while being squeezed to death by the crowds. Finally we picked up our tiny rental car and my brief Euro-driving career began and ended in the rental parking lot where I stole on take off and endured much verbal and sign language abuse from an irate Italian driver. From here on, Shirley did all the driving in Europe with her superior manual transmission skills. Later that day we were in Castelrotto planning our first day of Dolomite climbing.

Photos

Venice

Good morning Venice…of course it’s raining (Aug. 2008).

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Venice (Aug. 2008).

Venice

Shirley strolling through Venice at the tail end of our first day in Europe (Aug. 2008).

Venice

St. Mark’s Square in Venice on a stormy evening (Aug. 2008).

Venice

Venice by night (Aug. 2008).

Venice

Venice (Aug. 2008).

Venice

Rialto Bridge (Aug. 2008).

Venice

Bling (Aug. 2008).

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Venice (Aug. 2008).

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Venice (Aug. 2008).

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Venice (Aug. 2008).

Venice

Venice randomness (Aug. 2008).

Venice

Strolling around (Aug. 2008).

Venice

Ring that bell (Aug. 2008).

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Venice (Aug. 2008).

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Venice the tourist trap (Aug. 2008).

Venice

The Grand Canal in Venice (Aug. 2008).

Venice

Shirley at St. Mark’s Square (Aug. 2008).

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The “Campanile” in St. Mark’s Place (Aug. 2008).

Venice

St. Mark’s Square (Aug. 2008).

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Doge’s Palace (Aug. 2008).

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Doge’s Palace (Aug. 2008).

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Views from St. Mark’s Campanile (Aug. 2008).

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More views (Aug. 2008).

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St. Mark’s Square from the Campanile (Aug. 2008).

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Venice’s Lagoon as seen from the top of the Tower in St. Mark’s Square (Aug. 2008).

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Venice (Aug. 2008).

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Chunky touristas doing chunky tourista shit (Aug. 2008).

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Venice (Aug. 2008).

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Venice by night (Aug. 2008).

Venice

Straight from the world’s fashion capital a.k.a. Milan (Aug. 2008).

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Shirley in a rainy Venice (Aug. 2008).

Venice

A quick trip to Verona (Aug. 2008).

Venice

Verona bound on a comfy Euro train (Aug. 2008).

Verona

Verona (Aug. 2008).

Verona

Verona (Aug. 2008).

Verona

Verona (Aug. 2008).

Verona

Verona (Aug. 2008).

Venice

Venice by night (Aug. 2008).

Venice

Venice (Aug. 2008).

Dolomites

Shirley in Cortina D’Ampezzo – another tourist trap but at least we’re getting closer to the climbing (Aug. 2008).

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