The Gondolas on Zappi's Wall

I was in Niagara Falls yesterday.
No, I was NOT researching my next gondola expedition,
but only because my wife vetoed the idea.

While there, I sought out the best pizza in town, and found Zappi's
(founded by the Zappitelli family).
Great pizza. It even impressed my New York Italian in-laws - and that's not easy to do.

Sure enough, there on the wall of the building was Venice.

Classic approach: bright red and green paint, framing photos

or paintings of a scene in Italy.
Most restaurants choose one of the standards - Colosseum,

Tower of Pisa (not always with the correct amount of lean),

Fountain of Trevi, and of course Venezia.

 

Here we see a gondolier who wears his winter garb,

and we know he's a true Venetian, because he's on his cellphone. 

He's skilled enough at his job that he can row with one hand, 

while handling whatever important business presents itself.