Monday, September 24, 2007

We spent the rest of the day in San Polo, one of Venice's six districts. Since almost all tourists just stay in the San Marco district, we had the whole neighborhood to ourselves. It's not really that attractive, and has fewer canals and hence less Venice-ness. But it was a good opportunity to see the real Venice, since the people living there seemed like they've been there for many generations. One of the downsides of visiting outside the tourist zone is the vagaries of opening hours. Our first stop was Palazzo Mocenigo, an old palace that's been converted into a museum showcasing Venetian design. Unfortunately it was closed on the day we visited. I put the photos here because I'll forget to talk about it otherwise, but we did manage to get in a couple days later, and it wasn't worth the repeat trip. Only a few rooms are open, and they didn't give much of a feel of anything. Ca Rezzonico is a much better option if you're into this sort of thing.






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