I had been there before, but the quiet, humble, sun-burned side of Venice was a revelation. I have taken nearly 2000 images - of which, it's only very few I will share, but here is a preview.
From the Biennale to the surreale and from the Venetian ghetto to the lazy vaporetto, Venice was a delight - but it really got crazy romantic and trippy when I traveled with the Chinese bride.
Soundtrack - Take a pick:
The Way Young Lovers Do by Van Morrison (English tourist version)
Una Furtiva Lagrima by Luciano Pavarotti, music of Gaetano Donizetti (Italian romanza)
Piazza San Marco: Viva la musica, vivere pericolosamente |
Dusk in Piazza San Marco |
The Chinese bride |
...More bride |
Doorwork |
A typical dusk in San Marco |
Dusk motion at the Doge's Palace |
Your average Venice dusk |
...and one less average |
Maroon gondolas |
Floating fruit |
Laundry's cool |
...And your average canal trattoria |
Antico Capon I called home for a night |
Dark Academia |
This is prison |
Mad at the Doge |
Working life in the Grand Canal |
Grand Canal: Venice wakes up under the Ponte di Rialto |
Inside Ponte dei Sospiri, The Bridge of Sighs: This is the prisoners last goodbye to freedom - and life |
I Don't Know What That Is |
Buona note San Giorgio |
Doge's Palace: Window to San Marco |
Torcello: The lonely Chiesa di Santa Fosca |
The monk of Torcello |
I was stranded one dusk in Torcello - and here's what ran with my melancholy views |
Goodnight... |
The back "streets" of Venice |
Dawn to dusk |
Welcome, mystery ladies and gentlemen |
Ladies of the ball |
By nightfall just drop your romantic strolls and go for a bite in Cannaregio |
Mamma mia! Fresh gelato rolling by Lido beach! |
Old music room - part of a church Verdi tribute |
Worn out by a day of shooting out and about the Venetian lagoon, the Chinese bride walks off the vaporetto |
Ponte di Rialto: While all the cameras aim at the "popular" side, this is what they turn their backs on.. |
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