Travelblog 3 : Venice (July 28, 2005)
Your vote : Venice or Paris - which is the 'city of love'?
(A)Paris
(B)Venice
(C)Both
(D)Other(please specify)
After my solo trip to Rome, i was joined for the trip to Venice by Guddu Chacha, who declared that Venice was "too romantic a place to be visiting with one's nephew". That'd be commutative, then. (Note - since there was no point taking two photos of the same thing, some of the photos in this post are taken from Guddu Chacha)
This is the sight we were greeted by as we stepped out of the St. Lucia station at Venice :
Guddu Chacha suggested that we walk around and see the 'non touristy' side of Venice before going on to the more popular one. Oh yes, people do live in Venice :
Must be great, eh? Think again - the population is apparently falling, as the steady flow of tourists makes the place expensive in general, and the same 'floating on water' aspect that makes it magical can also make going around inconvenient.
Venetians looking out of window seemed bored with the sight of innumerable tourists :
While wandering around, i learned the origin of the word Ghetto - here's one :
There was a tap here, with nice cool water, so we had a refreshing break.
Soon afterwards, we found ourselves in more 'touristy' places, and saw many instances of two things most readily associated with Venice :
(for those who know the song - does it make you hum "Do lafzon ki hai" ?)
Praying to the god of boatmen :
Varanasi looks a bit like this during floods (ok, ok, just kidding) :
After walking through various areas including the bustling fish market, we had lunch - i had been looking forward to having pizza in Italy. Ironically, ended up having it in a pizzeria run by Chinese people, and sadly it was quite bad.
An enterprising soul who sweated it out for the entertainment of the public :
Finally, we ended up at the amazing Piazza San Marco :
The beautiful church, a little closer up :
There wasn't enough time to go inside, but i enjoyed the amazing views on its various sides. There was even a wedding going on, a happy couple sharing their joy with people from all over the world :-)
The square is full of pigeons, there were several people feeding them, some even trying to get them to perch on their hands or arms.
It was a hot day, and walking around was tiring. Some people found a nice way to relax :
Soon afterwards, it was time to go - an enjoyable ride on a 'waterbus' took us to the station, and soon we were like the boat in (the middle of) this picture :
Once again, a day to remember, and a place to visit again, with more time in hand - perhaps not as much as for Rome, but more than just one day for sure.
(A)Paris
(B)Venice
(C)Both
(D)Other(please specify)
After my solo trip to Rome, i was joined for the trip to Venice by Guddu Chacha, who declared that Venice was "too romantic a place to be visiting with one's nephew". That'd be commutative, then. (Note - since there was no point taking two photos of the same thing, some of the photos in this post are taken from Guddu Chacha)
This is the sight we were greeted by as we stepped out of the St. Lucia station at Venice :
Guddu Chacha suggested that we walk around and see the 'non touristy' side of Venice before going on to the more popular one. Oh yes, people do live in Venice :
Must be great, eh? Think again - the population is apparently falling, as the steady flow of tourists makes the place expensive in general, and the same 'floating on water' aspect that makes it magical can also make going around inconvenient.
Venetians looking out of window seemed bored with the sight of innumerable tourists :
While wandering around, i learned the origin of the word Ghetto - here's one :
There was a tap here, with nice cool water, so we had a refreshing break.
Soon afterwards, we found ourselves in more 'touristy' places, and saw many instances of two things most readily associated with Venice :
(for those who know the song - does it make you hum "Do lafzon ki hai" ?)
Praying to the god of boatmen :
Varanasi looks a bit like this during floods (ok, ok, just kidding) :
After walking through various areas including the bustling fish market, we had lunch - i had been looking forward to having pizza in Italy. Ironically, ended up having it in a pizzeria run by Chinese people, and sadly it was quite bad.
An enterprising soul who sweated it out for the entertainment of the public :
Finally, we ended up at the amazing Piazza San Marco :
The beautiful church, a little closer up :
There wasn't enough time to go inside, but i enjoyed the amazing views on its various sides. There was even a wedding going on, a happy couple sharing their joy with people from all over the world :-)
The square is full of pigeons, there were several people feeding them, some even trying to get them to perch on their hands or arms.
It was a hot day, and walking around was tiring. Some people found a nice way to relax :
Soon afterwards, it was time to go - an enjoyable ride on a 'waterbus' took us to the station, and soon we were like the boat in (the middle of) this picture :
Once again, a day to remember, and a place to visit again, with more time in hand - perhaps not as much as for Rome, but more than just one day for sure.