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If I have learned nothing else during this visit to Venice it is this: neither photos nor videos do justice to this city - they do not capture the feel of the air, the smell of the ocean, the light, the energy, the sounds, the frenzy.
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I don't know if this man is just out exercising or what but, he sure caught my eye.
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A gondolier waiting for a customer. I will never look at a black/white horizontal striped shirt the same again.
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It was a slow moment for these gondolas and a good time for this pooch to enjoy the warm sunshine while he waited with his human friend.
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The water is choppy with the wind and the power boat wakes on the Grand Canal but the gondolas cruise right along anyway.
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This gondola and others at set locations criss-cross the Grand Canal ferrying passengers for a small fee. Very small fee if you are a resident.
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This view is in front of the Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute looking across the Grand Canal towards the bell tower of San Marco in the distance.
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Looking up the Grand Canal from the same location. And yes, all those buildings are standing on millions of wood pilings sunk into the sea floor hundreds of years ago.
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The Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute is in the background but, the artwork at left is what captured my attention.
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The white marble sculpture had that Michaelangelo kind of quality that just stunned me in its beauty and detail.
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This busker sat down in an echoing pedestrian tunnel to sing for his tips - at this moment, a James Taylor song - go figure - not quite what I expected in Venice but, James Taylor tunes are known and loved the world over. And speaking of love........
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......it is in the air everywhere in Venice!........
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....as the blooming wisteria reaches it's springtime climax.
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