Venice is a city unlike any I've ever experienced before. First, there isn't a single car. Second, roads can be less than three feet wide and still considered roads. Third, well, as you all know, it's a bunch of islands connected by bridges. Having seen pictures and video about Venice don't make the first experience with the city and less shocking or awesome.
After navigating the winding roads that get any and every visitor lost, I found my hotel and checked into the smallest hotel room I've ever seen or thought could exist. I was very lucky to have a few nights of luxurious accomodations, even if it was small (thanks Mom and Dad!). Not really wanting to spend my afternoon in the hotel, I headed back into the city and found St. Mark's Square. The basilica was so cool with it's "little bit of everything" style of architecture on the outside and huge gold mosaics on the inside. The highlight of the Doge's Palace next door was the prison, which obviously was very old and not used anymore, and the walk over the Bridge of Sighs.
My parting thought to share with you about my first day in Venice is this: why on earth would anyone thing it was not only a good idea but exciting to put bird seed or bread on your body and try to get pigeons, the rats of the sky, to land on you? I don't understand it, but there were too many tourists doing it to have been a fluke. Needless to say I did not partake in that activity.
I agree with your analysis of the pigeons. However fascinating it is to see so many in one place, encouraging them to get up close and personal is best left to Bert and actors in a Hitchcock movie. As always, I am really enjoying your descriptions of what you have been doing. Love you.
ReplyDeletePS I hope your bathroom was a charming and closer to a normal size.
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