Venezian Paradise
I'm not sure what to say about Venezia. Sean and I have spent nearly 48 hrs wondering around, exclaiming "It's so beautiful" about every 5 min.
To say it's the most beautiful place I've ever been feels like an understatement. It is. It is a true paradise in every way. While photos cannot capture it, there's a few below :)
Venice is a city apart from the rest of the world... even though it's modernized it still feel somehow encapsulated in its own unique place. It is so unique, so well thought-out, every detail functional and beautiful. It is man's ingenuity - technologically and artistically - coupled with great natural beauty.
It is a labyrinth that you hope to get lost in in order to discover something new. You find yourself continuously rounding corners to dead ends or steps into the water.. only to go back and find a new route. You never want to use a map. That said, here's a decent one: http://www.hikenow.net/images/Venice/img/MapOfVenice.JPG
The tails been cut off in this map, but Venice is supposed to look like a fish and does :)
None of the below has been photoshoped, btw. I like saying that from time to time.
Sadly, there was a huge Futurist retrospect at the Guggenheim, but it was closed today.
Oh, also, the reason there's images of boats hauling garbage etc is that there are NO CARS. Everything is by foot or water.. ambulance, trash, construction, etc.
FINALLY: I recommend clicking the link here: http://flickr.com/photos/paulinej/sets/72157614750430748/show/with/3325262827/ to view the slideshow of Venice. The photos are a better size for viewing and the colors are better (the blog dims them a bit) than in this blog :) You won't get my comments there, but still..better viewing.
Pistachios are huge here.... Dolce Pistachio is what we're eating.
Views of Venice
Woman (sculpted into building) yearning for the sea... reminded me of myself :)
jh
"Bus stop" vaporetto
Garbage
Construction
Fish Market
Breakfast in room
Sean doing sound recording for a port submission
Sean on pier.
S. Marco
Clock tower
Venetian Masks
S. Marco - all of that's marble.
S. Marco
Our hotel
S. Marco Cathedral (exterior). No photos were allowed inside which was a shame, as the floors and ceilings and walls were the most intricate, geometrical mosaics of marbles and stones and gold leaf I've ever seen - live or in books! Anyway, what you see is all various colored marble. Oh, and by the way, there were 6 domes inside this thing, if I remember correctly. crazy.
S. Marco
Venice's Lion
Detail of S. Marco entrance
To say it's the most beautiful place I've ever been feels like an understatement. It is. It is a true paradise in every way. While photos cannot capture it, there's a few below :)
Venice is a city apart from the rest of the world... even though it's modernized it still feel somehow encapsulated in its own unique place. It is so unique, so well thought-out, every detail functional and beautiful. It is man's ingenuity - technologically and artistically - coupled with great natural beauty.
It is a labyrinth that you hope to get lost in in order to discover something new. You find yourself continuously rounding corners to dead ends or steps into the water.. only to go back and find a new route. You never want to use a map. That said, here's a decent one: http://www.hikenow.net/images/Venice/img/MapOfVenice.JPG
The tails been cut off in this map, but Venice is supposed to look like a fish and does :)
None of the below has been photoshoped, btw. I like saying that from time to time.
Sadly, there was a huge Futurist retrospect at the Guggenheim, but it was closed today.
Oh, also, the reason there's images of boats hauling garbage etc is that there are NO CARS. Everything is by foot or water.. ambulance, trash, construction, etc.
FINALLY: I recommend clicking the link here: http://flickr.com/photos/paulinej/sets/72157614750430748/show/with/3325262827/ to view the slideshow of Venice. The photos are a better size for viewing and the colors are better (the blog dims them a bit) than in this blog :) You won't get my comments there, but still..better viewing.
Pistachios are huge here.... Dolce Pistachio is what we're eating.
Views of Venice
Woman (sculpted into building) yearning for the sea... reminded me of myself :)
jh
"Bus stop" vaporetto
Garbage
Construction
Fish Market
Breakfast in room
Sean doing sound recording for a port submission
Sean on pier.
S. Marco
Clock tower
Venetian Masks
S. Marco - all of that's marble.
S. Marco
Our hotel
S. Marco Cathedral (exterior). No photos were allowed inside which was a shame, as the floors and ceilings and walls were the most intricate, geometrical mosaics of marbles and stones and gold leaf I've ever seen - live or in books! Anyway, what you see is all various colored marble. Oh, and by the way, there were 6 domes inside this thing, if I remember correctly. crazy.
S. Marco
Venice's Lion
Detail of S. Marco entrance
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