It’s all about the water in a city made up of hundreds of islands packed together. There are no cars or even bikes allowed in the narrow corridors that cut through the continuous rows of buildings. The waterways that weave around and through this town and it is the only way to get around. Taxi’s, deliveries, police boats, trash pickup, ambulance’s all run through the canals.
It might be the best place in the world to get lost. Everybody is lost. None of the walking streets ever stay going one direction and landmarks are impossible to see in the thin ally’s and five story buildings. You can wind down an ally in ten directions to find yourself coming out into the same huge plaza many times. Everyone is looking at a map or on their phone spinning in all directions trying to get their bearings while surrounded by the never ending chatter of tourists rolling their oversized luggage over the brick streets.
It’s money well spent to buy the day pass that gives you all access ride to the water ferries that go everywhere. When you are lost you can just walk one direction until you hit a larger body of water and jump on a boat.
It is also a great place to sit at sidewalk cafes and bars, relax, watch the crowds, and enjoy the sun. I ran around Venice for twelve yesterday. Today will be more sitting around, reading, playing music, juggling, and waiting to catch my night train out of Italy.
It might be the best place in the world to get lost. Everybody is lost. None of the walking streets ever stay going one direction and landmarks are impossible to see in the thin ally’s and five story buildings. You can wind down an ally in ten directions to find yourself coming out into the same huge plaza many times. Everyone is looking at a map or on their phone spinning in all directions trying to get their bearings while surrounded by the never ending chatter of tourists rolling their oversized luggage over the brick streets.
It’s money well spent to buy the day pass that gives you all access ride to the water ferries that go everywhere. When you are lost you can just walk one direction until you hit a larger body of water and jump on a boat.
It is also a great place to sit at sidewalk cafes and bars, relax, watch the crowds, and enjoy the sun. I ran around Venice for twelve yesterday. Today will be more sitting around, reading, playing music, juggling, and waiting to catch my night train out of Italy.
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