One of the things we did not get to do last time we were here was to see the inside  of  St. Mark’s Basilica.  The Basilica is famous for it’s 8000 m2 of gold tiled ceilings.  This time around the lineups were very short so we went for it, it only took about 15 min for us to get in.  There is an official no picture policy at the Basilica but there are only two people there so no one enforces this and everyone seems to be taking them.  The second really amazing thing about the Basilica is the floor.  The tiled mosaic on the floor is not as splendid as the Domo in Sienna but it is still beautiful.  More importantly though the interesting thing about the floor is that it is all very uneven, showing exactly where and how Venice is slowly sinking.  St. Mark’s Basilica is a must when in Venice it is worth the wait.