An unforgettable city made up of many small islands in the Adriatic Sea. The Grand Canal is the main thoroughfare and is lined with Renaissance and Gothic palaces. The canals are very busy with water taxi (vaperetto) traffic and gondolas. Our boutique hotel is located close to San Marco Basilica and the famous Rialto Bridge.
I spent the afternoon at the Guggenheim Museum which houses art works by Picasso, Pollack, Warhol, Kandinsky, Severini, Dali and a special exhibit of the works by Jean Arp: “The Nature of ARP.” I reserved an audio set which was most helpful as it is often challenging to get around people to read the plaques. My favourite piece was by Jean Metzinger called At the Cycle- Race Track (1912) and features the Paris- Roubaix. This is a popular one day race in France, on the World Cup Circuit, that Ryan has competed in. 
I visited the museum’s lovely garden which is the resting place for Peggy Guggenheim’s ashes and that of her 14 dogs. The garden is surrounded by fragrant Jasmine hedges and dotted with unique sculptures, mostly of the human form.
Tonight I walked around the streets, enjoyed a cello recital and did some window shopping.
Diane’s Trips 