This morning we’re going to take a walk to see the Rialto bridge. The bridge that exists today was built of stone in 1590. The original Rialto bridge was a wooden structure built in the 12th century, shortly after the Crusaders returned from Constantinople. Someone we’ve all heard of probably walked across the Rialto bridge right about that time. His name was Marco Polo. Continue reading “Marco Polo and the Great Kublai Khan”
