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Last Day in Venice – Tintoretto extravaganza.

Happy 500th Birthday Jacapo!

Another great meal thanks to Neal and Lewis. Brooklyn on the Adriatic
The light is exactly as Canaletto painted it
The Priest’s View from a Palladian alter
Palladio on the Guidecca
Lunch
A subtle message from the Gesuiti — don’t fuck with us
St. George. Carpaccio.

Venice and its islands – Day 5

The church on Torcello — fantastic mosaics of which no photos were permitted.
A lot of vaparetto rides to Murano, Burano and Torcello
Look closely. The weirdest chess set, ever.
Murano church
Our local shrine. Adjacent to Vivaldi’s Oespidale

Venice. Day 4.

At the Gritti Palace
Arguing over counting
The miricle of the lute
Really? Why did I ever have this guy? Nothing but trouble.
Looking at the left hand
Lunch. Thanks to Neal Goren
San Marco
At the Doge’s Palace

Padova and Venice.

Giotto for 15 minutes. Otello at La Fenice.

La Fenice
The famous light!

Venice. Day 2. Tintoretto plus.

San Salute
Tiepollo en situ.
Monteverdi’s tomb. Really.
My guy, St. Rocco. Preventer of the plague. Patron of pilgrims.
Mr. T. himself.

Milan to Venice

From the train.
Milan train station. Adding a little fascist flavor
Tiepolo
European privacy act. What we had to sign to register in the hotel.
Our hotel.
The vaporetto — kind of like the Fir.e Island Ferry
Our room. 1st floor on the left.
At La Scala.

Milan Day 3

Dinner. Thanks to Gianandrea Noseda for the tip.
Cushions! Great idea.
The amazing St. Maurizio Church.
St. Ambrose basilica.
This guy got frustrated tuning and gave up.
Lunch
Great night at La Scala. La Cenerentola

More of Milan — Day 2

Lutes are in the upper right. Trecento!
Today’s lunch spot
More Trecento lutes!
Some of the creative on these things is moving. Note that it’s Clear Channel.
Napoleon’s butt – Canova
This painter knew about lutes. Always tuning.
Lutes in the Quatrocento. What could they have been playing. The angel on the left is, of course, tuning.
This important Milan park is poorly maintained.

Milan Photos

The Duomo and walking around.

JFK – MXP

Arrived in Milano. Photos to be posted here daily.