Venezia! The Floating City
The last leg of our trip was spent toddling around Venice. It was only by the time that we arrived there that I realized all three of our destinations were water based cities. I found Italians to be all-around awesome people: good looking, chic, friendly, laid back...I guess it doesn't hurt to live in a place that is so freakishly picturesque. This photo doesn't really accentuate the unusual minty green color of the canal water, but the color of the city in general is really luscious.
An example of the beautiful ornamentation that can be found just about anywhere. There is a heavy use of lion motifs, which are sometimes winged and really appealed to the mythological nerd in me.
The palette of the city.
We made a brief stop in some of the more touristy spots.
Italian sky rats.
The zodiac clock-you can see where the sun is in Gemini. Duuuuuude.
Some of the marble work at the Governor's Palace-I wish that I had been able to photograph inside, but it wasn't allowed much. The Palace was a giant complex that was part dungeon, part palace, part baroque gallery, part court. It was one cavernous room after the other, with walls covered in dark wood, gold and intricate portraits of dozens of governors (who were the equivalent of the president? Grand Poo-bah? Ryan Seacrest?) sitting in the clouds with the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus. It was so heady and over the top-it felt like a period piece film set.
The courtyard of the Palace. This must be where all the chill backyard hangouts happened. You know...something low-key.
Venice was plastered with Carnivale shops selling really gaudy masks-of course I had to photograph the unicorn mask.
We opted out of taking a gondola ride. It was outrageously expensive, and there was plenty of cheap and accessible water transportation. Besides, I didn't fancy the idea of being on display trying to have a "romantic" moment while every tourist within throwing distance is photographing like their lives depended on it.
Other things we did in Venice: saw the Peggy Guggenheim museum which is in her old villa on the Canal, drank Prosecco at 2 in the afternoon, had dinner in an amazing little cramped restaurant that no tourist could ever find on a map, saw a ton of art, walked miles without realizing it...it was a brief flash of the city but it was a lovely end to our trip.
The last leg of our trip was spent toddling around Venice. It was only by the time that we arrived there that I realized all three of our destinations were water based cities. I found Italians to be all-around awesome people: good looking, chic, friendly, laid back...I guess it doesn't hurt to live in a place that is so freakishly picturesque. This photo doesn't really accentuate the unusual minty green color of the canal water, but the color of the city in general is really luscious. 
An example of the beautiful ornamentation that can be found just about anywhere. There is a heavy use of lion motifs, which are sometimes winged and really appealed to the mythological nerd in me.
The palette of the city.
We made a brief stop in some of the more touristy spots.
Italian sky rats.
The zodiac clock-you can see where the sun is in Gemini. Duuuuuude.
Some of the marble work at the Governor's Palace-I wish that I had been able to photograph inside, but it wasn't allowed much. The Palace was a giant complex that was part dungeon, part palace, part baroque gallery, part court. It was one cavernous room after the other, with walls covered in dark wood, gold and intricate portraits of dozens of governors (who were the equivalent of the president? Grand Poo-bah? Ryan Seacrest?) sitting in the clouds with the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus. It was so heady and over the top-it felt like a period piece film set.
The courtyard of the Palace. This must be where all the chill backyard hangouts happened. You know...something low-key.
Venice was plastered with Carnivale shops selling really gaudy masks-of course I had to photograph the unicorn mask.
We opted out of taking a gondola ride. It was outrageously expensive, and there was plenty of cheap and accessible water transportation. Besides, I didn't fancy the idea of being on display trying to have a "romantic" moment while every tourist within throwing distance is photographing like their lives depended on it.
Other things we did in Venice: saw the Peggy Guggenheim museum which is in her old villa on the Canal, drank Prosecco at 2 in the afternoon, had dinner in an amazing little cramped restaurant that no tourist could ever find on a map, saw a ton of art, walked miles without realizing it...it was a brief flash of the city but it was a lovely end to our trip.
