Pictures!

As I promised, here are some highlights from the great pictures Dave is taking.

Here's one of the side canals:



The Grand Canal at night:



Dave and I on the Ponte Scalzi, just outside our hotel:



Some of the Venetians like to decorate their boats:



The outdoor music here is, generally, in much better taste than I am used to in the states. This guy struck up "La Vie en Rose" as we walked by; I was so pleased I tossed him a 1-Euro coin:



This guy was playing some Beatles or something, but on a guitar in classical style:



The gondoliers really do wear those striped shirts and flat hats:





BTW, I've also added a few pictures to the previous post, so if you read it already, go back and scan for the new pics. Sorry about that; now that we're in a city with a little more infrastructure and there is wireless access in the hotel lobby, I'll try to do things in a more linear fashion going forward.