A slice of Venice
hive-163772·@tarazkp·
0.000 HBDA slice of Venice
<div class="text-justify"> My wife and I eloped back in 2015 and we took off to Milan, Italy for our honeymoon - with no real plans past that. On arrival at the hotel we decided to see what else was around close by and Venice wasn't too far away by train and we decided to make a mid-week journey and I am glad we did. We had no booking prior, which meant finding a hotel and at the height of the European holiday season, this was no easy task and what we ended up with wasn't exactly what you would call "honeymoon standard", but it was cheapish and we were on a budget. A lot of decisions we make are made based on budgeting and since we never plan on staying at the hotel much anyway, the hotel quality doesn't really matter much to us wherever we go, as long as it is clean.  While I had heard that Venice is beautiful but dirty and smells bad and the throng of tourists is unbearable, I don't think that this was our general experience. At times there were a lot of people crowding around, but they seemed more to gather in certain areas and if staying slightly off the beaten path, it wasn't too much of an issue at all.  Venice is a maze and it was hard to navigate, even with a GPS and pretty much, everything looked similar. I think it would be relatively easy to learn the way around if spending a little time there, but we were on more of a flyby visit, getting into the city in the afternoon and leaving the next to head back to Milan. This meant that we had no time to waste and we walked from the time we arrived (after spending ages finding the hotel) to when we left, with a small bump in the road.  By the end of the night at around midnight, my wife started not feeling well and since everything was closed, we went back to the hotel in the hope it would pass by morning. The shot below was taken from just outside the hotel itself, which as said, wasn't very glam - but it was clean... *enough.*  I could have spent hours of the night just taking long exposure shots around the city, but unfortunately was restricted to about 10 minutes... But all things have some level of positive in them and while I headed out early to find a shop as my wife was still feeling ill and our hotel didn't have breakfast, I was able to see a little of Venice before the tourists arrived, while there were just locals on the streets setting up for their day or trying to get in and out before the masses arrived by train. While out, I managed to grab this shot of a gondolier, one of my favourite shots I have ever taken. It reminds me of a spaghetti western of some kind with the lone hero awaiting his showdown.  We didn't do a gondola ride through the canals as like I said, even on honeymoon, we were on a budget and while I *kinda* regret it for the experience, I am also glad we didn't. While we walked around we saw the canals packed with tourists in what was essentially a gondola traffic jam, with the gondoliers having very loud *private* discussions with each other over the heads of their well-paying fares. There was nothing romantic about it, other than the ideas of what it was expected to be. I think if I had been on one of those boats, I would have been more annoyed than impressed.  But, the city itself is impressive, with obviously a lot of history to it, but the layers and textures of the buildings are amazing. My camera setup wasn't ideal as I didn't have a wide enough lens, but there is so much depth on show and the washed out colors, exposed bricks, crumbling and leaning structures and all kinds of little details to be discovered in the background, made taking photos a joy. I hope to go back there with a few lazy days to wander.  One thing that we did seem to miss there was the nightlife and other than having the local drink of fame, a [Spritz Veneziano](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spritz_Veneziano) in a crowded bar, there didn't seem to be much on offer past about 8 at night. Not that we could find anyway - not that we tried very hard. We were happy just walking around and enjoying the warm summer nights together - after all, we were in Venice on honeymoon, one of the most romantic locations on earth and after all of the day-trippers had left the island, it was calm and beautiful - the kind of place where walking hand in hand seems the only way to walk.  I have heard both positive and negative reviews of Venice before and after, but I think that the negatives are generally around the crowds and if one can spend longer than a day-trip there and see it at night and in the early morning, the crowds won't matter much in the middle of the day. In my opinion, if the opportunity arises, I would recommend it as a travel destination for everyone, although with a lot of walking involved and it being potentially quite hot in the narrow streets, it might be difficult for some people. Also, if you get frustrated by crowds easily, time your trip to avoid the peak tourist points. One thing we did and I strongly recommend is instead of buying breakfast in a cafe, grab some bread and fresh fruit from a shop just as they open, find a quiet place to sit down on the ground by the water and enjoy life. Pretty much everywhere is beautiful there and with so few people around in the morning, it feels quite magical. Taraz [ Gen1: Hive ] </div> [//]:# (!pinmapple 45.436058 lat 12.318888 long Shots from around Venice d3scr)
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