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Supplies needed:
pastry and cup of coffee or cappuccino
Warm coat
Camera
Easygoing patience
Where:
Bacino Orseolo (Orseolo Basin) located behind the Northwest corner of Piazza San Marco
What:
Bacino Orseolo has the nickname “The Gondola Garage”. Each night a fleet of gondolas, easily 30 or 40, can be found tied up in the basin. Gondoliers tie their boats together creating an amazing sight; they can be seen stepping from boat to boat to boat in order to get to or from their gondolas.
What to do:
Go in the morning. The earlier you go, the more gondolas you’re likely to see. Plant yourself on some steps with a good view of the basin. Watch the gondoliers unwrap, prep, and row out on their gondolas. The rowing alone is an incredible thing to watch – gondolas are over 36 feet long and challenging to maneuver in such tight quarters. Sip your coffee, watch the spectacle, and wait for that perfect photo – you know the one: that “I’m gonna sell this baby to National Geographic” photo. Morning at Orseolo is one of those rare places and times where you really could take such a photo.
Attached are some shots I took with my “snappy” camera. Next time I’m bringing a better camera and then I’ll call National Geographic – that is, if one of you doesn’t beat me to it.
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1 comment:
wonderful reading and I wish you had prints for sale. I just came back from Venice and I wish I had known to read your page first.
janecrawford@sbcglobal.net
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