The first of these days, rainy - only went to the piazza St. Mark and to the Vapore to dine. Today my padrona introduced me to an Armenian priest from the island of San Lazzaro, where they have a college for the instruction in the Armenian Language. The priest Doct. P Gregoni Alepson speaks French & Italian and invited me to the island, in sight of Venice a mile or two across the lagune -

Visited the church San Salvador - a noble edifice containing the monuments of two Doges - and a picture by Titian painted when past ninety years of age. It appears the person for whom it was painted not being satisfied the brave old painter touched it over again and subscribed his name at the bottom fecit. But, what could be expected from a man of such advanced years - but what is most beautiful in San Salvador is the pavement of highly polished, red black & white marble -