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Venice is an elusive city.
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It has a formal face of grand buildings
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built to display wealth and impress the visitor.
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It is curiously unsatisfying to capture these images.
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Your photographs slide off the polished surface.
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You feel that the real Venice is hidden behind a mask.
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If you turn instead to the small canals,
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and tiny sidestreets,
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the markets
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bars ,
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and osteria
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you catch tantalising glimpses of the private Venice
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7 comments:
Sigh.
I'll just add it to my list...
You're back! I'm so glad! It looks wonderful.
Captured so well in just a few short sentences and photos. Yes, there is something odd about that kind of over-abundance of perfection isn't there. Your photos of the man in the shop and the lady from the window were so much more interesting to look at. I hope you had a lovely time! x
Welcome back - it looks so beautiful. Did Mr M enjoy the match? (Or am I misremembering ...)
Lovely photographs of one of my favourite places. It's so easy to see why Venice is an oft used location for films.
Such lovely pictures --- even if they were unsatisfying to take! I found St Petersburg to be similar: the difference between the veneer and the reality. Oh, and canals, of course.
N.
You are so right!
I've never been to Venice, but had a similar experience in Mexico. I found the most interesting and beautiful places were off of the "beaten path."
I think that's an excellent travel goal: remember to go off the beaten path.
Thanks for sharing your trip!
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