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Travelogue: Italy
Venice: Grand Canal Views
Venice is a place you just have to experience for yourself. It's pretty compact, so you can get around easily on foot, as long as you can find a bridge to get across the canals when you need to.
It's also easy and cheap to use the vaporettos to travel the major canals. We used them to get out to the islands, and also for a photo expedition along the Grand Canal.
Half the film I used on this trip was shot in Venice. Every time I turned a corner, there was some new view, facade, or detail to fascinate me. I'm sure I could spend endless days wandering around with my camera. Next time I go, though, I'm bringing peanut butter sandwiches. The food here was quite unappetizing and very expensive.
We took a round trip from one end of the Grand Canal to the other and back again. The weather was perfect, and many of the spring flowers were in bloom. Wisteria, one of my favorite flowers, was everywhere.
The Grand Canal is where wealthy merchants built their homes during Venice's golden era. Though many of the buildings are crumbling into disrepair, the canal-side facades are still quite impressive.
A sunset view of Santa Maria della Salute, from the Accademia Bridge
A daytime view of Santa Maria della Salute, across the Grand Canal from San Marco
The Rialto Bridge
Stripes and solids
The colorful painted pilings seem to be an expression of style
A profusion of wisteria in a walled garden
