Saturday we spent most of the day walking around Venice. I also took some photos walking around Monday and Tuesday. Venice is so idiosyncratic, and yet so similar-seeming that it's difficult to segregate the photos by area or other themes. The photos of the Arsenale, where we had wine and dessert (despite the somewhat off-putting waitress) show the exception to the rule, of course. There's nothing like eating outside (despite the cool temps) practically at the feet of huge stone lions.
Walking the byways and alleys of Venice is fascinating, not least because a) while it's far too easy to get lost, it's just as easy to find one's way, b) there are beautiful churches, monuments, and architectural wonders/nightmares just an alleyway over, and c) there's always a lingering sense that at any moment it will all simply crumble into the green waters.
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