In a world with no cars you travel by water
in a Vaporetto (water bus) or water taxi.
There are police boats, fire boats and Ambulanza.
There are boats for builders, heating engineers
postmen and even TNT delivery boats.
If you are a tourist
you recline expensively on the gilded seats of a Gondola
but if you are a Venetian
you cross the canal in a Traghetto, standing.
Rubbish is collected from the canalside by boat
and farm vegetables are sold from a boat deck
It all makes for busy waterways
and an early morning traffic jam.
Tuesday, 22 January 2008
A Watery World
Posted by alice c
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3 comments:
I understand, really I do, but I need you to stop.
Can't we talk about shoes?
Cheese?
It still feaks me out a little that the whole city is built on water.
But then, I am no engineer! :)
Beautiful!
Ooo..I have just popped over from Ashleigh's blog and noticed that you have recently been to Venice! I am heading over to the UK and mainland Europe in April/May for a 3 week holiday with partner and daughter. We plan on 3 nights in Venice - looks amazing. Thanks for sharing your photos with us.
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