Memories of Venice

When I was a lot younger I travelled to Venice with my then, new husband.  We had been in Europe on business and after the business was finished and before we headed to the USA for more business, we took a couple of months to travel, leisurely, around Europe.  ( This was in the years before children.)

One placed we stayed was Venice, and unfortuneatly, it didn't live up to my expectations.  There were so many tourists.  Big cruise ships crowded the water fronts and traders pushed and pressed for them to spend with them.  So many people in a confined space.  All the magic I had thought I would find, disappeared.

But, early in the morning, or later in the evening, when the tourists disappeared Venice took off her mask and became a different place.  In fact the one I had thought I would find.  This is the memory that I had kept all these years.

I think this video captures glimpses of my memories. And the music, which is about memories, captures it as well.

 

 

Comments

[Rachel]

I've been told that you have to visit Venice at the right time of year, but the person who told me so didn't say when that was!

[Carolyn Foley]

You just have to get past all the tourists.  I dont know how the people who live there deal with them.

[Queenie Patch]

I agree, Venice should be seen without tourists! Then again, I am not a resident but a tourist, so I mustn't complain...