Venice - The Canals

Venice - The Waterways

From centuries of iconic tales and imagery there emerged an idealistic picture of Venice; a city of dreams, a city of lovers, a city of impossible beauty and romance. And then in reaction to these tales of perfection there was the rebuttal; the declaration that no - Venice is not a city of beauty. The water is dirty; the tourists are everywhere. The romance is dead … Well it is not. To go to Venice and not be moved by what you see would take a cold heart. Venice is everything the poets tried to capture and more.

You will never in the whole of this world, find another place like Venice. The streets are canals, and then between the canals is an intricate maze of lanes. Across every canal, not once but a thousand times are the arched bridges. Under these arched bridges pass the gondoliers ferrying their passengers through the weave of waterways. On the Grand Canal the gondolas share the waters with the barges, transporting the day’s supplies to the many, many cafes, bars and shops.











Find a narrow pathway along the edge of a secluded small canal and around the corner between the tall houses will come a single gondola transporting a couple through the quiet back streets of this astounding city. Stand on one of a multitude of small arched bridges. Watch and admire the skill of the gondoliers as they tilt their gondolas and duck to pass under the bridges, then make their way off into the distance along the canal, pushing off the tall walls on either side.










Who would have thought that everything they said about Venice was true. From a balcony a gentleman steps out and begins to sing. From a gondola a woman finds that she too must express the wonder of what she sees in the songs of Venice. La Golondrina, O Sole Mio ... the voices echo. This is not about being heard. This is about scenery so inspiring that only song can serve to capture the wonder of the surroundings.

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