Some places are called "little Venice" or Venice of the North" etc., but there is only one real Venice and that is in Northern Italy.
Here you can see the Doge's Palace, which was the residence of the Doge, the supreme authority of Venice.
The Carabinieri is the Italian police. We saw them chasing some Africans, who had their blankets with faked Gucci bags laid out on the pavement. It was unbelieveable how fast the handbag traders picked up their goods and escaped, when they got aware of the authorities. I suppose they were not caught, as we saw the same people offering their products on another street corner later on.
If you buy faked products, you must be aware that you could get in troubles, when you are stopped by the police.
Venice is very colourful, as you see. It is a city which was built in a lagoon. There are no cars directly in the city, you walk through, passing lots of small bridges which connect one street side to the other. You can also use one of the public transport boats, which go to important stops on the Canale Grande, like the train station, San Marco Place, the Bridge of Sighs etc. or you make a romantic tour in a Gondola. When you are lucky the gondoliere might even sing "oh sole mio" for you.
San Marco Place. Here are always lots of tourists through out the year and lots of pigeons!
It was my fourth time in Venice, but I always will be back for another visit!
The Bridge of Sighs connects the Doge's palace to the former prison. It is said that prisoners sighed when they got their last view of Venice out from the bridge's windows.
Rialto Bridge, a bridge with lots of shops on it.
Fotos by Margit Anna Binder(Doyle)
