One of the best things about Venice is how, the minute you walk outside, you are surrounded by curious and beautiful and surprising and amusing things. It used to be that most people would notice at least some of them; now that 98 percent of humans spend all their time staring at or listening to electronic devices, I suppose most of the aforementioned curious, etc. things could just move away and live somewhere else, like Turkmenistan, and nobody would notice. “Hey! Where’d Venice go? I was just checking my email/Twitter feed/Facebook quagmire/WhatsApp” (by the way, nothing is app), and the city’s just gone.” Of course, for the same reason they probably wouldn’t notice in Turkmenistan that a World Heritage Site d/b/a “the most beautiful city in the world” had suddenly sprung up in their midst.
But I still wander around looking at things, and here are a few I came across recently:
I so love your posts and your way of eviscerating those who don’t know how to behave, or notice the signs that clearly show that you are supposed to put your backpack at your feet while on the vap. Yes, you cannot go very far in Venice without encountering something wonderful, or at least arresting. I last visited in 2016, for 11 days, and cannot wait to return for the eighth time. Keeping your feet dry?
I, like you, am a very curious observer of people and places. I would have a heyday in Venice. I especially liked the two toy rats in the potty. That had to have been in a store, right? Someone there has a real sense of humor.
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I so love your posts and your way of eviscerating those who don’t know how to behave, or notice the signs that clearly show that you are supposed to put your backpack at your feet while on the vap. Yes, you cannot go very far in Venice without encountering something wonderful, or at least arresting. I last visited in 2016, for 11 days, and cannot wait to return for the eighth time. Keeping your feet dry?
I, like you, am a very curious observer of people and places. I would have a heyday in Venice. I especially liked the two toy rats in the potty. That had to have been in a store, right? Someone there has a real sense of humor.
As always Erla, a great post with your great photos! Many thanks for the change-of-season cheer!
Trying to get back in the groove. Thanks for sticking with me!