Venezia

I must have heard about Venezia  a hundred times and seen pictures of it’s bridges and canals over and over again but it certainly didn’t stop me from being in awe as soon as I set foot in this iconic and magnificent city…

I guess my first moment of amazement was when I got off the train and arrived on the steps of the Santa Lucia station. It was surreal! Seeing all those gondolas, water buses, the buildings which reflected themselves in the water, the Gothic architecture… I almost felt like being on a movie set.

A walk to my hotel which was located thirty minutes away from the station turned into a two hours promenade as I happily lost myself into the narrow streets, little alleys and hidden squares. I guess Venice is the kind of city where no pictures can go wrong as every sight has the “perfect postcard” potential in it.

Here are some pictures of my trip taken with my phone (which some of you might already have seen on my Instagram or Facebook).

Some might say the best time to visit Venice is in spring… And it might be true. I happened to be there during the high tide season, which meant that for more than ten hours the sea level raised so much that the whole city was under water! The sea had infiltrated every ground floor in every houses, shops, restaurants and even my hotel reception hall, but with a newly purchased pair of black Venetian rubber boots and some determination I was ready to brave the water and discover the city in a pretty unique way.

Although in any other cities it would have caused a total black out, Venice didn’t stop. I really loved seeing the Venetians going on with their daily duties as nothing happened, like this man delivering milk…

 

My red jumper: Gap