It’s not too hard to get lost in Venice, thankfully there are the odd signs about if you look around.
Posts Tagged ‘Venice’
Venice: Social Climber
23 Mar 2010 | Intimate, Italy, Travel, Venice | No comments added... »
About 40mins or so by boat to the east of where Venice stands today lies Torcello the site of the original settlers in the Venetian lagoon who, in order to avoid the raids by barbarians on the mainland, fled to the islands. It is believed that around 1000BC the population had grown to an estimated 10,000 with salt its major source of trade. Today only a few buildings remain including the 12th century Church of Santa Fosca on this comparatively now quiet island. This building (pictured) is on the path to the water bus terminal, its old shutters surrounded by the fading paint seemed to echo the feeling of the place, punctuated by the two blocks of carved stone relics from an era lost in time.
Venice; Keeping Afloat
23 Dec 2009 | Travel, Venice | No comments added... »
30 Seconds of the Grand Canal. As Venice moved beneath me I knew at least I would be safe if it decided to start sinking at that moment! I shot this on my birthday (a month ago!) at the top of the campanile (bell tower) in St Marks Square in Venice, that ever-so-famous spot and perhaps one of the most identifiable landmarks in the world. I only got to spend a few minutes up here though thanks typical Italian petty officialdom, they seemed quite happy to take your money (a disproportionately expensive 8 euros each!) and then not tell you they’d kick you out a good 15-20 minutes ahead of the ‘official’ closing time of 4pm. So, rather than having a good 35-40 minutes to enjoy the sights I only managed to get a few images in the end and despite the general overcast-ness of the skies the visibility was sufficient to see quite a long way across the lagoon, gaining height on the town to see where everything is (and not just on a map) was a good thing…if only they didn’t shut the place so damn early! Can’t complain too much though, in the last few months I’ve been traveling about a fair bit with trips to Scotland, Hong Kong and then most recently Venice. I still have a fair few images to go through properly but I did manage to get the Venice images organised in time for Christmas to create a book which can be viewed and purchased through blurb.com by clicking here. So, have a look and feel free to leave a comment, that should keep you going for a bit whilst I sort through the rest of my images!
