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I LOVE THE VENICE CANALS. (THE OTHER VENICE CANALS).
...Continued from yesterday:
Everyone who knows me well knows that I love the Venice Canals.
Not the ones in Venice, Italy, which I found kind of creepy,
Everyone who knows me well knows that I love the Venice Canals.
Not the ones in Venice, Italy, which I found kind of creepy,
In fact I've been to Venice, Italy twice and both times I found the whole city kind of creepy. I don't know, too much water, or something. I kind of felt like I was stuck out in the middle of the ocean, which I guess I actually was. And then I read this scary novel called "Vaporetto 13" set in Venice which really creeped me out, as did the movie "Don't Look Now", another spine-chiller set in Venice. And then there's "Death In Venice", where, well, the guy dies in Venice (no spoiler, it's in the title), and a sci-fi short story version of that classic I once read called "Old, Old Death In New, New Venice," which also didn't give me a good feeling about the place.
Anyway, I'm not a huge fan of Venice, Italy. Maybe it's because I never learned to swim.
Ah, but warm, sunny, Venice, California is another story, and so are its canals.
Anyway, I'm not a huge fan of Venice, Italy. Maybe it's because I never learned to swim.
Ah, but warm, sunny, Venice, California is another story, and so are its canals.
For me the Venice - California - canals never seem to lose their magic.
So when my son-in-law kindly suggested a Saturday morning trip to the canals for my benefit, I considered it a splendid idea, which it did, in fact, turn out to be.
Upon entering the city of Venice the vista is a mix of busy, palm-lined streets,
So when my son-in-law kindly suggested a Saturday morning trip to the canals for my benefit, I considered it a splendid idea, which it did, in fact, turn out to be.
Upon entering the city of Venice the vista is a mix of busy, palm-lined streets,
...mountains off in the distance,
...and copious traffic,
But then one parks the car, walks a half-block to the canals, and enters another world.
At one point while strolling along I declared, to no one in particular, "I love this place."
From behind me a voice answered, "So do I."
I turned to see a gent about my age. "I come here every day to walk," he said.
It's always nice to meet a kindred spirit.
To be continued...
From behind me a voice answered, "So do I."
I turned to see a gent about my age. "I come here every day to walk," he said.
It's always nice to meet a kindred spirit.
To be continued...
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