I was in a friend’s apartment one evening not long ago, which gave me the chance to (A) stop and just look out the window at a snippet of Venice I’ve never seen from this angle and (B) observe a snippet of behavior so bizarre that it might well have qualified as performance art. More performance than art.
Water, gondolas, so far so normal. Photographer, photographer’s assistant (Uncle Fester, in the background), and model. Also tres normal. But wait…Morticia’s feet are in the water. With her sandals on. The tourists in the gondola are completely oblivious. Maybe they think this is some quaint Venetian custom: The Bathing of the Sandals.Feet cool and refreshed, but the sandals will never stroll again. Salt water is the end.
Of all the windows in all the buildings in all the cities in all the world … this from 2 June 2017. Do we hope the graffito lasts as long as the plastic boats?
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Of all the windows in all the buildings in all the cities in all the world … this from 2 June 2017. Do we hope the graffito lasts as long as the plastic boats?
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And good to see you blasting the slovenly tourists. I was feeling a bit of a grouch after joining in your exasperations of last year.
I guess hot feet won out over common sense… At least a water rat didn’t swim by.
As far as we know.
It might be more likely that people do anythink for the right picture in order to become an insta-famous with unrelevant 10.000+ followers.
It is really a shame that people forget to enjoy one of the most beautiful cities in the world over a photo.
Besides ruining a pair of shoes which is kind of disrespectful over the working time and material spend on those.
Thanks Erla for sharing all your little stories and insights!