Venice catch-up (click to embiggen)

Remember way back when we went to Venice? Thanks to the arrival of our camera cord, here is the ocular proof of our adventures -- a nice contrast to Sunday's alpine entry of ice and snow, and fitting as Bob and Brenda leave us today for bella Italia.

Saint Mark's

The view from our gondola

Gondolieri

Outside the Icelandic Biennale pavillion

In my family, this is called the Granny B. face

Murano, home of weird, wonderful, and generally tacky glass things

Sunset boat ride