Tuesday was another full day. Grand Canal, San Marco, Waterfront Lunch, Rialto Wandering, Internet Bar, Night Time Gondola Ride. See my online album for some photo highlights. http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/lfukushima/ItalyFranceTrip2007?authkey=VzZeHaMyZIQ
But one of the key events of the day for me was getting swarmed by a million pigeons. Ick ick ick... Feathers, claws... Yow...!!! Need I say more???
(Ok, I probably should say more, but honestly, I was just too busy having fun in Venice! All the sights, the sounds, the smells, even the throngs of tourists were strangely welcome and comforting. And yah, ok, the pigeons were horrifying but it was kinda fun in a giggly-YouTube, macabre-Hitchcockian sort of way. And really, there was no blood shed... Anyhoo, there is something exhilarating about wandering those streets, and walking up and down the canals... not having to worry about traffic, not having to worry about getting lost, not even really worrying about my personal safety. And the art and architecture were equally amazing. Two days, full though they were, were not enough. I must go back and spend longer there, and explore the dozens of other art galleries (including some fascinating contemporary art galleries that I walked past and didn't have time to investigate!), and churches, and canals... and take a million more photographs...)
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