I am sorry that the pictures are again a bit dark but I was in the city at sunset again. It is already a deja-vu to hurry and try to capture the last sun rays.
Canale Grande
Rio MarinAs I was very hungry and thirsty, I got quite drunk from one cold beer so all the following pictures are taken is a state of light inebriation.
San Zandegola with the last rays of the sunWhat I found funny in this picture is the contrast between the four windows - flowers go from 0 to n. Maybe one big family lives there: four types of people live in the different rooms: the austere (0 flowers), the minimalist (1), the golden average (just enough), the excessive (n).
WindowsLooking at the water from this angle I wish I were a boat, quietly gliding on the calm canal.
Canale Grande with Ca' Vendramin Calergi Palace
Contrejour at Canale GrandeThis bridge is kind of built under a naughty angle and leads to house with some crazy windows.
Crooked bridge - San BoldoIn any side street there is not a soul in view. It's so easy to escape the crowd in Venice. Never tell Venice is crowded. Only the main streets in Venice are crowded, the rest are totally empty.
Just a simple side canal,a bit of the liquid gold has flown into it
Palazzo Scranzo in Campol St. Polo
Basilica Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari
Canale GrandeI took this picture and the next second the water was all over me and it's good that the camera survived.
Then I realized that our train was leaving in 25 minutes so Dora and I ran all the way to the station.
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I can never see enough photos of beautiful Venice. The house with the many different window boxes was my favorite. It really did make me wonder the same as you. Four distinct personalities.
I was unable to get a feed on your blog for my bloglist, but will try again.
Catherine
Ruslan -
I just had to return to tell you how much I loved the story of picking the cherries right after it rained. I told it to my husband and we were just, "Ahhhhhh!" From the comments I received I see that it is a very European, as well as Middle -Eastern thing to do. I am sure I followed the lead of my Slovak BaBa, as my husband did with his Greek father. Thanks for sharing your wonderful memory. I may have to do a post on my responses because they were so enjoyable.
All the best to you, Jelica, and the little man -
Catherine
Ruslan,
these are wonderful pictures, despite the beer and the fading sun,
from a very wonderful place.
I think I could spend weeks in Venice walking the back streets and becoming familiar with the canals and neighbouring islands
Thank you for the visit...
Happy days
This really is beauty's slap in the face - I loved that expression! Venice is stunning and your pictures give it justice. I love that one with flowers covered balconies...
The 4 windows are hilarious AND beautiful! Excellent picture!
By the way, how's Jelica and the kids? Give them a great big hug for me!
Thank you, Catherine:-) Sorry for not responding earlier but we were computer-less these days.
Delwyn, good to hear from you. Yes, Venice is so special, almost unreal.
Dear Tulsa,
We have just come back from a 3 days holiday at a lake in Hungary called Balaton. Although the weather was a bit rainy we still had some internet-free time, some barbeque and swimming in a mineral pool.
I hope you are fine too.
And I would like to thank my friend Marco from Venice who identified all the places and helped me put their real names in the captions:-)
Venice is magnificent! I really like the window/flowers picture. I can look at these pictures and imagine a slow boat ride on the canal. With a Cuba Libre in hand!
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