Wednesday, March 3, 2010

The Water Entrance

Standing on a bridge overlooking the Rio Fuseri,
I took this photo of a water taxi and a gondola passing by something unique to Venice. This small step or porch was an official entry point for the building on the left; probably it was used both by visitors and deliveries - both coming by boat. On that afternoon it was being used to advertise the negozio, which appeared to be a dress shop.
I don't know whether they were expecting customers to arrive by boat that day. My guess is that they were advertising to people as they crossed the bridge.

3 comments:

Nereo said...

"My guess is that they were advertising to people as they crossed the bridge." and when people pass by on a gondola or water taxi :-)

Gondola Greg said...

Good point Nereo.
What do Venetians call this little "doorstep" along the canal?

Nereo said...

I don't think there's a name for those kind of doorsteps or tiny docks. I'll ask Enzo or Vittorio ...