Venice
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Gondolas pass under the Bridge of Sighs in Venice.
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One of the city's smaller 'streets'.
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Typical old Venetian wall embellishments. |
But I didn't expect the Spanish Inquisition. |
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Venice alone is a unique, soaring, brain-stirring, visual symphony of ancient elegance lapped by tranquil waters and undisturbed by the internal combustion engine - apart from the water buses [vaporetti] on larger canals. But...
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The ceiling of Basilica San Marco. |
Venetian masks - popular souvenirs but also instant, if clichéd, Carnival disguise.
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Next, extreme Venice carnival costumes or Venice attractions
...add the kaleidoscopic Carnival to this potent mix and kaboom! You have one of the world's finest tourist experiences, a magnificent environment buzzing with gloriously insane Italians dressed to thrill. A photographer's dream, a traveller's fantasy, a gay nirvana, a kid's delight, Venice Carnival has something to please everyone - including the rip-off restaurant owners and gondoliers.
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