Venice : November, 2020
Dec 25th, 2020 | 11:43 AM
#5
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I may be wrong, but I imagine the books relate to the flooding a few weeks ago when the Mose gates weren't activated...
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/venice-...s-to-activate/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/venice-...s-to-activate/
Dec 25th, 2020 | 08:12 PM
#7
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Is this perhaps the same place: recall visiting here last year but did not know the story associated with this book store?
https://libreriaacquaaltavenezia.mya...quaaltavenezia
https://libreriaacquaaltavenezia.mya...quaaltavenezia
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Dec 28th, 2020 | 09:31 AM
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What a joy to see La Serenissima so empty, despite the reason for it. Rarely have I had the opportunity to see it live up to its name, despite the several weeks I have spent there over the last few years [not this year, sadly] except in the furthest reaches of Torcello or Giudecca in the middle of winter.
Good news for most of us here is that covid has finally caused a drastic rethink about allowing the big cruise boats into the lagoon and there is a plan to have them moor outside and use smaller boats to ferry the passengers into the city. That in itself may deter some, and of course with cruise boats likely being far less popular when travel starts again, this may offer hope to those of us are deterred by the crowds.
Good news for most of us here is that covid has finally caused a drastic rethink about allowing the big cruise boats into the lagoon and there is a plan to have them moor outside and use smaller boats to ferry the passengers into the city. That in itself may deter some, and of course with cruise boats likely being far less popular when travel starts again, this may offer hope to those of us are deterred by the crowds.
Dec 30th, 2020 | 06:29 AM
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<<May that happen, annhig!>>
It could transform Venice, TD. What most people don't realise is that the cruise boat tourists generally contribute very little to Venice's economy apart from the odd coffee and piece of chinese tat masquerading as Murano glass. They eat on board their ships, they go on excursions run by the cruise companies, and the port fees go to Rome! And they act as a deterrent to many tourists who would probably visit for several days but are put off by the crowds. If you know the city it's reasonably easy to escape the crowds but for first or second time visitors who are understandably keen to see the main sights the crowds around San Marco and the Rialto, the streets in can be impassable at times.
It could transform Venice, TD. What most people don't realise is that the cruise boat tourists generally contribute very little to Venice's economy apart from the odd coffee and piece of chinese tat masquerading as Murano glass. They eat on board their ships, they go on excursions run by the cruise companies, and the port fees go to Rome! And they act as a deterrent to many tourists who would probably visit for several days but are put off by the crowds. If you know the city it's reasonably easy to escape the crowds but for first or second time visitors who are understandably keen to see the main sights the crowds around San Marco and the Rialto, the streets in can be impassable at times.
Last edited by annhig; Dec 30th, 2020 at 06:43 AM. Reason: syntax
