La Serenissima

All was serene in La Serenissima.

The wonderful thing about Venice is the magical light bathing the ancient architecture in a lovely glow. This was our sixth visit, and fourth stay at La Pensione Accademia. The hotel is housed in a palazzo which at one time was the Russian embassy.

These photographs are of the front of the hotel, the views from our room, and the small street next to the canal. A room with a view of the Grand Canal - what a pleasant way to recoup after our bike tour!




Here is an observation about Venice: of all the places we have traveled multiple times, Venice remains the most unchanged over the years. Every hotel is still the same, every restaurant is still in the same place with the same name, serving basically the same menu, and indeed every gelato vendor, stationery store, clothing store, mask vendor, glass purveyor, candy shop and flowerstall are in the exact same spot where they were on our first visit in 1987.