Back to photo listing The Italian Alps on the way into Italy from Austria. To get into the center of Venice one needs to take a boat to the main island. The cathedral on St. Mark's Square. The whole family went on a gondola ride: Peter, Devon, Dad, Mom, and Adam. The gondolas lined up waiting for clients. The famous Rialto Bridge in Venice as viewed from the gondola. The narrow canals in Venice are the only effective ways to get around. The whole family and the gondolier. St. Mark's Square. Bridges over a Venetian canal.