Day 123 Peggy Gugenheim Museum

On Saturday there was an obvious increase in people. I guess it was a holiday and there were people everywhere. We found our way back up the Canal at the doorstep of Peggy Gugenheim. Peggy was an eccentric lady who cultivated a vast assortment of Modern art during her lifetime. After she passed away her Grand Canal estate was converted into a fun and quirky little museum. This has got to be one of my favorite museums in Europe so far. The art was interesting, location amazing and just the right amount of people. A trip to the museum is easily spoiled with hundreds of people pushing their way around.


Me in Peggy's seat


Peggy's view of the canal.....how amazing would it be to have a mansion on the grand canal.


I want this house.

After the museum we headed to the famous Rialto Bridge. This is I think the biggest bridge in Venice and is lined with shops and tourists alike. After spending a bit of time watching the canal traffic and taking some pictures we headed back to pick up our bags.


The Rialto


Me on the Rialto Bridge

Tonight is the great train adventure. We planned a trip to Cinque Terre and to get there it is kind of pain from Venice. The cheaper and less time consuming way to do this journey is to take night trains. However,we didn't realize we would have to switch trains four times during the night until we printed our tickets. Bastard! It was a rough night to say the least, and hopefully one to not be repeated.