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Taken across the River Thames with the London Eye on the opposite site and County Hall beside it.
Snowy alps and clear, sunny skies as seen from the airplane.
Sunset over Venice. Light orange bleeds into pink and violet with wispy clouds across the sky. The Venice skyline is in shadows in the distance.
Colourful homes, narrow streets, and boat in the canal. A group of people are gathered outside the souvenir shop.
Main canal with souvenir shops and coloured houses. A pair of covered boats are moored beside the bridge.
The outskirts of Burano. A fishing boat is moored beside the shore.
Archways and columns with the canal and coloured buildings in the background.
Boats moored by the brick buildings in Murano on a clear, sunny day.
Two gondolas make their way through a narrow canal with peach/pink coloured brick buildings either side.
View of Venice centre from a boat on a sunny day.
View of the Venetian lagoon from the bridge. A boat is passing through.
Empty street in Venice.
Grilled seafood platter (prawns, sardines, scallops, and calamari) with garnishes, pickled vegetables, and pates.
Venice Grand Canal at sunset on a cloudy, foggy evening. Small boats make their way up the canal.
Foggy, cloudy day on the Venice Grand Canal at sunset.
Empire of Light by René Magritte. A painting of night and day, with a door-less, partially shuttered house in which two windows are lit.
Peggy Guggenheim museum building on the banks of the Grand Canal in Venice
Narrow canal with a bridge in the distance.
Coloured buildings at the shore of the Venetian lagoon, seen from a distance on the water.
Sunset over the Venetian lagoon.
Narrow canal with buildings either side, a speed boat is moored to beside one of the buildings. Sunlight illuminates the water.
Entrance gate to Padova
A plate with a Mille-feuille: three layers of crisp, delicate puff pastry stacked with vanilla pastry cream and is topped with a dusting of icing sugar.
Street with shops on either side.
Exterior of the cafe.
Wooden library room with rows of chairs.
The inner courtyard and the Aula Magna are covered in coats of arms, portraits, and other memorabilia.
The open loggia on the second floor with frescoes on the ceiling.
Piazza dei Signori and the Clock Tower. Overlooking the Piazza dei Signori is the imposing astronomical clock tower that dates back to the 14th century and is one of the oldest in the world.
Cavatelli (shell-like ridged) pasta with salt, pepper, and prawns.
Piazza with covered walkways and a church in the background.
Statue in the centre of a piazza behind a cathedral.
Assorted plate of bite-sized pastries. There are two fruit tartlets and two choux buns filled with Chantilly cream. The choux bun is at the centre of the photo with the remaining pastries in the background.
Wooden bookcases lined with old books.
Fresoes on the walls of the corridor.
Carved entirely out of spruce wood, an elaborate teachers chair and canopy held by the two famous spellati statues (carved ‘skinless’ men) is at the front of the room. In the centre of the room lies a marble table, where cadavers were once dissected by medical students and teachers.
Courtyard and clock tower of the old medical school.
Piazza with a decorated Christmas tree in the centre. The public library building is behind it.
A partially uncovered canal runs between the colourful buildings.
Covered walkway and columns.
Frescoes on the ceilings of the portico covered walkways.
Two scoops of gelato - custard and chocolate - in a waffle cone, topped with a circular waffle disc at the top.
Fresh pasta on open display containers on the counter.
Bowl of fresh pasta with fresh tomato and basil sauce.
Terracotta buildings and columns in a narrow side street.
Piazza at the rear of the basilica. The statue of Luigi Galvani is at the centre.
Public library building.
A plate of assorted bite-sized pastries: chocolate mousse, two lemon meringue tartlets, cheesecake tartlet, and butter biscuit.
Tower situated between terracotta medieval buildings.
Medieval terracotta buildings with UNESCO heritage-listed porticoes and columns paint the streets with lights and shadows.
Castle bridge and flower baskets lining the entrance to the town.
Piazza near the castle.
View from the castle tower of the lake and fortified walls of the castle.
Narrow blue walkway leading to the tower.
From the ramparts and towers, there is are panoramic views of the Alps and the endless blue of Lake Garda.
Scaliger Castle (Rocca Scaligera) – Medieval fortress with views of the lake. Sirmione’s medieval castle guards the entrance to the old town.
Bowl of Maccheroni pasta with bolognaise ragu and rosemary
Lago di Garda at sunset
The historic harbour area in Peschiera. Rows of small boats are parked in the bay.