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Friday 21 May, Venice

Italy 2004 - part III

Elisabeth & Teije
2006-08-25 19:03:07

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islands of Venice like a snake.

The busyness on the river is great and busses, motorboats and gondolas have sometimes trouble maneuvring on the limited space the river offers. The city is once more so vivid and busy, not becuase of the merchandise and power it once held, but by tourists who want to see this historical and strange town. This way, the past still pays off.

The prosperity and popularity of the town, showing clearly in the prices they ask here for drinks, food and souvenirs, doesn't show in the condition of the town, which is visibly bad. Pollution and other human causes have corroded the pomp and circumstance and there are only a few restauration works going on restore the town to its former splendour. Only the more expensive hotels are well maintained.

All the same Venice is still a fascinating town, by the palaces and buildings and the history behind this once richest city-states ever in Europe, but also because of its situation: islands linked together by bridges, sqaures and dead ends from where you can only travel on by boat. This is really a great place to wander about.

There is a lot of art that can be admired here, but we don't go looking for it, just admire the things we encounter on our journey through the town. To really get to know the city and understand the meaning and the status it had in medieval times and the renaissance, you should stay longer than the one day we now do.

We have been a few times on this famous square, but finally a picture: Piazza San Marco, the basilica and the 99 meters high tower. But the lines before both monuments are so long that we don't want to line up. So we sit down at a terrace and pay a high price for our laziness. [Piazza San Marco]
Venice is a beautiful town to roam about for one day, even for several days when you have the intention of visiting museums, palaces and churches. We just want to get a taste of Italy in general and therefore only have one day planned for Venice. We are glad we have seen it, but one day has been enough for us.

Our feet are grateful when they finally get some rest and coolness after we have returned to the campsite, we have been walking quite a bit. At night there is some light rain, but the temperature is still nice with 20 degrees. It has been a great day with many new impressions and we are really glad we have seen this famous city, Venice.

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