Oh Venice, you are so wonderful, and so overcrowded with tourists!
It is hard to fully appreciate you, amongst the hordes.
Avoiding the main tourist draws is the only way to be alone in Venice, and it is still quite a challenge to find quiet spots.
We were here in the first week in April and the crowds were significantly problematic. I can only imagine summertime.
I would recommend visiting Venice, if you want to, in the off-off season.
Several years ago we visited in winter and there were no crowds, even in Piazza San Marco. It is also much less expensive.
It is cold in winter, but so lovely to see Venice as she should be seen, in all her solitary glory, with locals who are actually happy to see you.
Cheers to you from amazing, but crowded Venice~
Gorgeous photos!
Awww, thank you so much!
Gorgeous pictures!! We went few years ago in the late fall. Tourists weren’t too bad, but was surprised how easy it was to get turned around and lost there !
Oh yes, it wouldn’t be Venice if you didn’t get lost!
I’ve been to and stayed in Venice before – what an amazing place! So many fond memories – having a coffee (very expensive one) in St. Mark’s square or Piazza San Marco listening to music, waking up one morning in the pension we stayed in and hearing a man singing in his best Opera voice and drinking freshly squeezed blood orange juice for breakfast! Thanks for posting this Cindy!
Yes, these are the memories Venice leaves you with. So happy you experienced the magic!
Great photos, Cindy 🙂
South Europe is cold in the winter, unless you are rich and can afford an insulated house or apartment. Mostly houses are not insulated and have only 1 skinny glass in the windows. This is good to protect against the sun in the hot summers, but very cold in the winters.
I loved Venice and Florence in winter. It was very cold. I bundled up, but our hotels were warm, and all the trattoria’s served hot drinks and mulled wine. In Florence we were the only ones in the Ufizzi. I am allergic to crowds though, so I am probably more reactive! 😉
You were lucky with the warm hotels 🙂
I’m not a fan of crowds either.
Beautiful photos, as always. I had a trip planned to Italy last fall, but had to postpone it. Hoping to go this fall. Was debating whether to tack on Venice.
It is something you may well want to see in your lifetime and fall might work in terms of crowds. I would recommend it. Just beware you may encounter significant crowds.
Good to know, thanks!
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How lovely!
I visited Venice in winter years ago – just me and the pigeons!
Isn’t is incredible! Being alone in Venice is a truly special experience and winter is so gorgeous.
Wow. I love the idea of streets being canals. I’ve never been to Vince I would like to one day! Beautiful photo Cindy 🌼💛
Ahhh, thanks much and Happy Sunday Michelle~
Mary Jane and I visited Venice in 2014, and loved it! It was our favorite city in Italy! 😉
She is utterly unique and very special.
So very well said! 🌞
It looks a beautiful place Cindy, and you still managed to get some gorgeous sgots 🙂
Sorry it should say ‘shots’!
Awww, you are very kind and most appreciated Judy! <3
We were there a few years ago in October and it was still pretty crowded on the main streets and the Grand Canal, but beyond that it was fairly quiet. Why don’t people go exploring? Anyway good for us that they don’t so we could have the mostly empty back canals and streets to ourselves. Wonderful photos as usual.
Alison
Even the back canals were sometimes inundated. I was surprised because the first week in April didn’t strike me as peak travel time. Rome and Paris are getting like this too. You are so correct, you have to stay out of the main touristed areas, and visit off season.
You have some lovely photos, Cindy. It can be a real problem with the crowds.
Leslie
Thank you and yes it surely can. Rome and Paris get like this too.
I don’t think I can take the crowds anymore.
Nope. Neither can I.
😉
Loved the reflection pictures… 🙂
Grazie mille!
Beautiful photographs, as always. I loved it there and would like to go back. I was told, while there, that they are going to make it a tourist attraction and people will no longer live there. I think that would be sad, but it’s very expensive, they said, and the tourists…can be a problem. But it’s a glorious place indeed.
Paris, Rome, even Florence get mobbed. Off season has such a different vibe. I can see why the Venetians are feeling resentful if there are plans to move them out of their city! Sad indeed.
Just gorgeous photos! I was lucky enough in my youth to get to live and work in Venice a few weeks each year. Wrote about it a ways back.
https://toritto.wordpress.com/2015/08/09/toritto-in-venice-1975/
Thanks for bringing back the memory! Regards from Florida
Oh how fascinating for you! I will love to read about your experiences. Thank you for letting me know. I have really noticed a change in the main European tourist destinations in the last 15 years so I will love reading your post!
What a unique city. I can see why traveling there during the off-season makes sense. Love the photos, Cindy. <3
Yes, off season travel is a great choice, less crowds and much less expensive! You get more of a local, non-tourist experience.
Your photos are beautiful! Fortunately you were able to get some gorgeous photos without all those tourists in them. I appreciate your advice on the time to visit Venice, and will consider it for future years. I’d like to go some day, but I am especially not ‘into’ crowds. This walkabout through your photos was very peaceful for me, thank you. Aloha 🙂 Ka
Aloha to you and amen about crowds. They are other places in Italy that have incredible charm and very limited tourists. The off the beaten path places are often the best in my experience. Of course, Venice is so special, many people want to see it at least once.
I’ll see it some day 🙂 maybe 😉
Please share your impressions when you do!
It may be over crowded, but I couldn’t tell from those lovely photos!
Thank you! I worked at limiting people in the shots. It wasn’t that easy!
You did fabulous job of it!
Venice – such an unusual city. Great photos!
She is one of a kind!
Cindy, I truly think I’d prefer seeing Venice through your camera lens! I’m not real big on crowds and the thought of getting around via boat makes me most uncomfortable. Thank you for sharing this lovely city with me!
Good. Then you can focus on all the other amazing places in the world that are less trafficked! Crowds are basically a deal breaker for me too.
Hi Cindy,
I did visit Venice in July 1991. It was not my first choice to travel in the summer, but it was better than not visiting. It was incredibly crowded, but still one of the most beautiful, if not the most beautiful place I have ever seen. I was mesmerized upon arrival and even today, pictures of Venice spark a joy in my heart. You did a great job of focusing on quieter scenes here, much appreciated.
ciao, Linda
What a lovely comment. This was the first time we left the city by water taxi to the airport and it was really something special. Usually we arrive and leave by train to our car. I am so happy you have these good memories! <3
I’m amazed you were able to take such serene and beautiful photos Cindy. Thank you! 💛
Thank you for your kind appreciation Val! <3
Fabulous pictures, Cindy. Venice is on my list.
Good. Will love to hear what you think!
It must be problematic for local residents to cope with almost constant tourist invasion. With rising sea levels, I imagine that Venice will face future competition from other “watery” cities. Imagine New York as the Venice of the future.
Yes, I could imagine if I were Venetian feeling very frustrated about now. There are other cities with canals like Venice, Brugge which is also crowded, and Aveiro which is not. I can’t imagine NY as Venice. Venice was planned on the lagoon which is pretty amazing when you think of it. NY would grind to a halt, all the subways would flood, the streets would be impassable. People would have to move. Funny you should say this, my son and I just watched the movie “The Day After Tomorrow,” which had much the scenario you mention.
These are incredible photographs, Cindy. Thank you so much for sharing them. Venice is definitely on my bucket list.
Thank you and glad to hear it is. It is definitely something to see in one’s lifetime if possible.
I have been to Italy.. But Venice, is on my wish list.. Beautiful photo’s so love the reflections.. 🙂 Have a beautiful week. Sue
Visa versa 2UX2 Sue! <3
🙂 xxx
We will be there in a couple of weeks and we know all the back alleys and quiet spots.
Oh good! That is definitely where you want to be. Have a wonderful time!
One of my favorite cities – so beautiful with all the watery reflections, architecture and history. And NO cars! I was lucky to first see it through the eyes of locals in 1980. Visited again in 2002 and what a change – I can imagine it has only worsened. I hear that few people actually live in Venice anymore. They commute in from the surrounding area. It’s a mere shell of its former glory.
It is true and it is sad. The same thing happened with the Vatican Museum. Thank goodness I took my kids when you could still wander in it freely and linger and look up. Now they pack you in like sardines. I think they need a quota system or something. They need to limit numbers somehow like National Parks.
Billions of people… It boggles the mind.
It is too many people!
Esp. when they say that the earth can only sustain about 2 billion…
Yes, we should have half the number we have at least. Scary.
Yes, rather gloomy to think about. 🙁 I’d rather face a stock market correction than an ‘earth correction.’ According to the laws of nature, it will happen eventually. I pray I don’t live to see it.
In the meantime, I focus on the beauty and love around me, and have faith in the Big Picture.
Yes. We lack the power to change the trajectory.
It seems so given the present POV. Maybe an unforeseen miracle to hope for???
“Hope is the thing with feathers!”
🙂
Very nice pictures of the place. Thank you for the tips when visiting the place. I will keep in mind.
Good and I hope if you go, you will post about it!
Beautiful reflections! 😉 Wolfie has a pretty cool reflection too!
I want to take Wolfie’s portrait! <3
Awesome pictures, with all the reflections. 🙂 I guess it isn’t surprising about its popularity and overcrowding/tourism industry as it is shown to be known so much for the gondolas and romantic interludes according to advertising, movies, etc.? I have never been there, but read that it was featured in that way and is a huge draw. How is the terrorism warnings and security issues over there in European countries right now, particularly for Americans?
I am home at The Holler now for the next three months so I don’t know the current situation. While we were there, the incredibly impressive carabinieri, military and civilian police, found and arrested a terrorist cell somehow involved with the London attackers. I have seen the carabinieri in action before, and I am very impressed with them, and feel as confident as one can when they are around. We are at risk at home of course also, so the feeling of being protected if you stay home is most probably illusory.
Yes. One has to be diligent wherever they go and traveling abroad for sure. Our security issues at DIA (Denver’s International Airport) is so tight, and I am always on the end of having to go through a complete screening with a ‘pat down’ due to my knee replacements that that sounds off. 🙁
The photos are very pretty, Cindy. 🙂
You are a good friend. <3
I love Venice and have been a number of times. I thought tourist numbers were being limited because of the subsidence issues.
Fantastic photos, though! Hard to do with the crowds. 🙂
Thank you Lynette. Numbers are definitely not being effectively limited. They should be. It is a problem I have observed in other major European tourist destinations.
I’ve always wanted to visit Venice, so I appreciate your advice to do so in winter. I can handle colder weather but I’m not fond of crowds.
This is a perfect solution for you then. I love Italy in the winter. You could go to both Florence and Venice, they are so close. You will have space, no crowds, we were in the Uffizi by ourselves. The prices are much lower and your trip will cost much less. There is light snow on the ground, trattoria’s serve hot spiced wine and hot drinks. The people are much friendlier and interested in you. You have to bundle, but I love Italy in the winter, especially places like Venice and Florence.
Sounds perfect for us. Winter elsewhere is a nice break from most of the year here in Phoenix too.
Beautiful pictures, Cindy. I immediately wondered where the ‘hordes’ were, but you explained it. I would NEVER consider going there in the summer. I would think late October would be a great time!
Yes, I think that might be good. We were there in late January into February and it was magical.
Cindy, your photos are always stunning, but your choice of images and your comments convey a human sensibility that is equally admirable. Thank you for your vision, your skill and your good heart.
Oh my goodness. You touched my heart with such a lovely and thoughtful comment. I am so very fortunate to be part of this community of creative, caring, and talented bloggers. Thank you for your kindness.
As always, beautiful photographs. Your timing has to be perfect, not just because of the crowds, but to catch still waters with the reflections. (I have never seen a picture of someone swimming in that water and think I know why. I will write no more about the matter.)
Amazing you know this, “to catch still waters with the reflections.”
Thank you for knowing.
Wonderful!
Yes, it is one of a kind~
Beautiful pictures! They bring back great memories!
I am so happy they do! <3
To look at your photos one would think Venice is deserted! Superb shots – I especially loved the first one. And once again off to see the DDs 😀
I worked at getting shots with no people. I should have included one with the massive amount of boat congestion in The Grand Canal! Enjoy the DD’s~
Thanks for your photos of a remarkable place, Cindy. Some of the photos make the building seem to be floating, almost.
Some of them probably are! 😉
We saw Venice in October years ago, and even then it was crowded. But at night, when it got cold, the crowds were gone.
That is true. Mornings are good too. Tours seem to come in en-mass in the afternoons through early evening.
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Judging from your description of the more touristy traveling season, it’s a miracle you captured images of Venice that resonate with the way most people dream of experiencing the canals! Not supposed to be a game of “bumper boats” right? Thanks for these relaxing images! 🙂
Laughing. Exactly. And I do have some photos of bumper boat traffic. The Grand Canal often seems like utter boat chaos. Amazing they don’t collide more often!
Just know a bit about Venice from Shakespeare’s play, Merchant of Venice back in my school days.
Made me a wee bit nostalgic.🙄
A nice jog down memory lanes.
So glad it triggered nice memories for you~
Went there long ago with our children. They mostly liked the pigeons. I liked everything. Consequently I didn’t see as well as you and your camera did. Great images!
I remember being fascinated by pigeons as a kid. Still it probably made you wonder if they would have been better off at the local park, however, Piazza San Marcos does have the world’s best collection of very friendly pigeons and I be they have great memories of them!
Such a beauty 🙂 Have been longing to visit Venice from so long 🙂
Well. I hope you go. Everything is much more affordable off season, including air fare.
Beautiful photos Cindy. We last visited Venice over xmas eve and attended mass at Piazza San Marco with the locals. It was cold and the square flooded due to all the rain, so there were raised makeshift boardwalks arpund the square. It was simply put, stunning!
I can just imagine. I was there with there with the flooding and the boardwalks too, but in January. I wonder if it was the same year. They were very worried about it. Christmas in Venice must be pure magic with the Christmas Markets and the whole communal festive feel. What wonderful memories you must have~
My ex wife and I must be the only two people in the world who didn’t like Venice. 🙂
I think it depends a lot on when you go, and I bet you aren’t the only ones, you’re just the only one who will admit it! 😉
Not like me to speak my mind, is it? 🙂
and all this Beauty rests only on millions of trunks beneath the Surface of the water, unimaginable, isnt it?
Yes it is unimaginable especially considering when it was conceived and built!
Superb photos, Cindy. And although Venice is really crowded, you managed to make those photos as if there were no people, which is fantastic for giving us those clean views of the city. I’m gonna be there in October…
Oh how wonderful. I think, hopefully the crowds will be thinner then. People are saying so here. We were infringing on the Italian Easter break period, which we should have learned by now not to do.
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Grazie mille Patricia! <3
I love Venice in the wintertime. You took some great shots -as always.
Venice is winter rocks! I have great memories of it too~
Yes, Ma’am. Same here *grin*
Beautiful photos Cindy. It looks quiet and peaceful. You managed to capture images with almost no people. Thanks for the peaceful illusion. 🙂
I should include some of the stampedes on The Grand Canal, but I seek peace myself in my posts and get quite enough negative imagery from the media!
I understand. to peace!
Beautiful city…I’ve always wanted to go there…
I hope you go someday, preferably off season!
Every place is better in the off season. 🙂
Great photos, Cindy! I was just there – celebrating Carnevale.
Wonderful! I bet it was and incredible experience~
Yes, it was great fun but busy for me with four festival days in Venice, then back to Scandinavia for two days before jetting off to South America. The crowds were okay since I was in costume the entire time and posing for photographers and together with tourists, but back and forth over so many bridges and constantly getting lost was an experience. However, if I lived in Venice I would probably resent the hordes of tourists (like many of the people who live in Barcelona) unless – of course – I was dependent on the income from tourism. But Venice is enchanting. By the way, I have a new book coming out soon. Would you be interested in reviewing it? It is an alternative biography about Albert Russo.
I love tourism. Tourists are us. They/we are a HUGE boost to the economies of Ireland, N. Ireland, and Scotland, my latest visits. The downside is that we tourists are EVERYWHERE. It boggles the mind. ‘It’s really crowded’ was a common sentiment for me and others on my tour. One must definitely get creative to find some peace and quiet. Thanks for doing that in these photos! 🙂
This is what I have learned in lots of travel too. There are certain places that everyone and their sister wants to go too, and these places are mobbed, which detracts from the experience in my opinion, and then oddly, there are other equally charming places, that no one goes too, or seems to know about, and travel there is usually less expensive and often better.
As always stunning Cindy and you can feel the romance oozing from every crack in the ancient walls..I hear that it can be crowded but there is nothing more exciting than sitting in one of the squares with coffee watching the world go by. thank you for such wonderful images.. putting in the Blogger Daily to share.. hugs xx
Venice is a place many people do not want to miss for very good reason!
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Thank you dear friend~
When there are crowds they can detract from the great beauty of Venice. I was there around 1980 and was enchanted.
Yes, thankfully I have been to the big European draws before this crowding onslaught started and brought my kids to most to them too. The Vatican Museum is impossible now, so is Notre Dam.
Oh, how beautiful these photos are Cindy. The vibrancy is unreal. I was there many moons ago, time for another visit I think – on the ‘off off’ season, lol. 🙂
The off- off season rocks as long as you bring your woolies!
I’d imagine! 🙂
Amazing captures!
Thank you very much!
You have managed to capture Venice beautifully! I see Venice, not crowds of people.
LOL!! Visiting in the off season sounds like great advice. I’m from the prairies, and I hate feeling crowded.
Thank you, Cindy!
Some people go to huge concert venues and love it. I do not, so crowds displease me more then they might someone else. If I want crowds like this, I’ll go to Disneyland! Venice is splendid for non-crowd lovers off season though.
We will be there the second week of Sept. and hope the heavy crowds will be gone! Such beautiful photos, Cindy. They make me even more anxious to see it with my own eyes.
Oh how exciting! We were there in early April bumping into Easter vacation time for Europeans. You have to see Venice, so I am very glad you are going. I think the crowds will be eased and you can definitely see the big sights and then move away from The Grand Canal and see all the nooks and crannies. Be sure to go to the fish market and Burano, not just Murano. Burano is a quiet island in the lagoon with gaily painted buildings. Explore the back canals. Check out the Scuolo Grande Di San Rocco. Very few people go here and it is spectacular. If you have time take the train to Firenze and go see Palladio’s houses. You will love Venice and I hope to hear about your trip!
I have so enjoyed your travel photos, Cindy. They’re absolutely exquisite, and they always make my day. Thank you for sharing a bit of your soul with us, dear friend ❤
I so love blogging because I make friends like you! Hugs to you Tina~ <3 💐
Stunning reflections, Cindy!! woweee!!
Happy you enjoyed them Terri & cheers to you~
Cindy, I’m sold!! 😀 I’ve never seen Venice in such harmonious beauty before, the photographs capture a serenity and depth of colour which is almost magical. Having read about the crowds we’ve been cautious to visit but thank you for your great suggestion to go out of the main tourist season – this is on my list! I hope you had a good break in April! 😀
I hope you post when you go and enjoy lots of hot chocolate and hot spiced wine!
Una belleza incomparable. Como para desear pasarse toda una vida allá.
Muchas gracias, es como un sueño romántico.
Heartbreakingly lovely. Impossible to look at your photos without wanting to be ‘transponded’ there at once. A kind of perfection. RH
Ah, thank you, so kind and so appreciated! <3
Note to self to go in the off-season then, as you suggest, as those photos make the area look incredible!!
Thank you Christy. Venice is one a kind and especially incredible and accessible off season.
Venice is on my bucket list! And I will remember to go in the winter, the off-off season! I prefer the cold from the comfort aspect. But miss the flowers and colors of the warmer seasons. Venice has always held a fascination for me…may do a bit of internet research on the area and history. Thanks once again for the amazing pictures!
Just replace the flower imagery with images of warm trattoria’s serving hot chocolate, hot spiced wine, empty plazas, hot hand rolled pizzas, and sitting by the fireplace with a glass of Prosecco! Imagine cathedrals with no crowds, and the Rialto Bridge with room to breathe!
Sounds fantastic! I will keep those visions you planted in my head!
Postcard beautiful!! You did a great job finding moments to capture that are not full of tourists!
Thanks so much. Quiet places definitely can be found, especially in the mornings and early evenings.
absolutely wonderful dear Cindy,
Sherri
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Hugs to you Sherri & hope all is well with you my friend~ <3
Venice is one of my bucket list items. These photos are lovely with the beautiful reflections caught so expertly.
Your thoughtful comment touched my heart. Thank you!
Hugs, my friend.
Venice is very nice in cold months…less crowd of people.
Yes! Agree completely.
I visited Venice long ago. This beautifully illustrated post brings back the quiet joy of admiring narrow canals flanked by interesting buildings that are homes, not tourist attractions.
At least in 1975, September was a good month to be in Venice. Off-peak airfares; thinned out crowds; nice weather. Still have not gotten around to scanning my analog slides into the computer, but your photos are better anyway.
I was in Europe in ’74 when I was in high school and remember it just as you describe. Things have definitely changed since then from a crowding perspective. This is also the case in Rome, Paris, Florence and popular draws like Avignon, Brugge and Cinque Terre.
I love Venice, we got lost and found some beautiful quiet areas. The first two weeks in April are now the UK school holidays so main holiday weeks. I’ve read Venice residents want to stop so many visitors and cruise boats, it’s getting harmed by its beauty.
Yes, it is Italian and apparently French vacation time too. We have run into this before at the same time period. And yes to the residents wanting some breathing room. I can so understand how they feel. Poor Venice needs some respite!
Oh wow, what a beautiful city. Amazing photos!
Thanks so much and I am pleased you enjoyed them!
Oh I love Venice- great photos 🙂
Grazie mille!
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Such amazing photos Cindy– a whole new look a Venice through the reflections!! And in spite of the crowds, you managed to photos of peace and calm without all those people!! You are really giving me the itch to travel!! Loved your whole trip! xox
Well, I hope you do travel. It is good for the mind, body and soul! <3
I’m hoping so too Cindy!! you’re the best!
<3
Amazing photos, Cindy. I can image that it does get very crowded but it looks really beautiful.
Thank you & Happy Friday!
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We better watch your photos then, Cindy, at least they are peaceful and quiet…and beautiful 🙂 Pawkisses for a Happy Weekend 🙂 <3
Virtual travel brings you the imagery without the hassles! <3
Thank you for bringing Venice to our blogosphere, and we didn’t have to worry about fighting off the crowds 😀 Stunning photos, as always.
The benefits of our virtual world are limitless! I get the same freedom exploring blogs and it is wonderful~
Nice shots. More interesting than pavement and taking one’s boat to work would be fun. 🙂
I imagine Venice must have been idyllic in the 50’s and 60’s, before the mobs arrived.
I know what you mean. Snowdonia used to be a quiet place too. Everybody seems to go beep, jingle, buzz, click. That’s just my knees. 😀
Hopefully soon we won’t be able to hear their beeping devices, just our creaking knees.
Hmm, a replacement for the soothing effects of whale song, creaking knees. 😀
You could record it and sell it on ebay.
In Yorkshire pronounced ee ebay. 😀
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I have always wanted to see Venice but have been warned about the crowds as I am horrifically claustrophobic. I do not mind cold at all so if I can make it there, winter it is! Cindy these are awesome photographs. They portray that quiet and tranquility you were mentioning.
Hi Lydia. Venice has quite a lot of narrow winding walkways with buildings on each side,that one often gets lost in. I would not recommend Venice for someone who is dealing with severe claustrophobia in any season. You might have a lot of fun in places with wide open spaces like the American West, maybe Big Sky country in Montana, or the open plains of Africa, deserts in the spring, places that hold you in the vast embrace of the spaciousness of nature. I am sorry you have to deal with this. <3
Cindy, I have seen so many pictures and shows with videos of Venice. I have always wanted to go there and I guess I never associated those narrow streets as problematic. But now I do. I think I will stick to my Alaskan cruises and local trips. I lived in Saskatchewan so visited Montana and Idaho a lot. Loved it in both states. The other problem is flying. I am okay on short flights with an aisle seat or window if there is only one person beside me. But the long flights to Europe would be problematic. Yes, this is a horrid thing to live with (Did you read my post today?) I guess I will continue to enjoy travelling through your lens!
I think you nailed a potential key to happiness, focusing on finding the beauty within the parameters of your life. It sounds like you are doing that and I salute you for it. And yes, gorgeous Alaska certainly offers beauty exponentially. If you like cruising, transatlantic’s give you an incredible perception of the vastness of the oceans and a way to get to Europe without the awful flights.
Thanks, both for the encouragement and the tip on transatlantic cruises!
I suspect talking to you, that you didn’t need either, but maybe might appreciate the understanding. You are doing good girl. You have mastered knowing yourself. Most people don’t.
It’s one of those places you cannot get tired of looking at! Beautifully reflective, Cindy. 🙂
And somehow, despite the crowds and hassle, she always manages to draw you back~
It look quiet through your photos. The reflections are so beautiful and clear!
We were there in the early 2000, I thought it was unbearably crowded. 🙂
Yes. I have been in Venice multiple times over the past 20 years and the only time it was free of over-crowding was in mid-winter.
Reflective in every sense,Cindy.
There are a lot of ways to reflect aren’t there!
Ya veo que te gusta la vieja Europa y que la visitas a menudo, así que deseo que estés disfrutando de tus paseos. Muchos besos, amiga <3
Muchas gracias mi amable amiga y abrazos y besos~ <3 <3
Amazing reflections!
Amazing reflections!
Thanks so much Lynn & congrats Mom on the graduate!
Thanks!
You have so many pretty photographs and also thank you for the like. 🙂
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Beautiful pics. You are so lucky that gave visited such a beautiful place. It’s on my bucket list to visit Italy and a few cities there. I’ll remember about the crowds. Summer may be cheaper but I’m told the heat is pretty unbearable.
Winter is cheapest of all, very cold, but so lovely and so empty! I hope you do go, and regardless of when you visit, Italy is magic.
Thank you for the tip. I am from a cold place usually so a bit of cold is okay as long as it’s warmer than Canada where I am from. One day soon I hope 🙂
I hope so too and I would love to hear about your experience.
Beautiful photos, Cindy! You did a great job getting them without the hordes! I am a fan of off season everywhere we go!
I’m with you! Traveling off season is one of the major benefits of retirement.
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Thank you so much for your thoughtful kindness and it is lovely to meet you! <3
Yes, Cindy, same here! I am also on Good reads under my pseudonym L.D. Marchell for my recently published book, “My Father’s Greatest Gift: Life Lessons from a Black English Labrador Retriever” as narrated by Chert, my dads dog, whose message is about unconditional love and forgiveness.
How wonderful! Congratulations. <3
Always love Venice … and I agree – go where the crowds aren’t!. Rick Steves’ guide book gave us a wonderful walk from St. Marks to Rialto Bridge … very quite …. We also found quiet time in Dorsoduro.
There definitely are quiet areas and it is imperative to seek them out if you don’t like the crowds.
Gorgeous photos! Thank you for sharing the magnificent Venice. Yes off season is perfect.
Thank you for such a lovely comment!
I do not know why my comment above was Anonymous. Another mystery to add to my list…Just wanted to add that I am enjoying your beautiful posts very much. Such beauty and we so badly need it.
The endless mysteries of WP glitches! I am not fazed by them anymore. Thank you for such lovely sentiments and it is such a pleasure to meet you. You are right, we need peace, tranquility and beauty very badly in the world now. Hugs to you~ <3
Thank you for both likes. 🙂
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Hi Cindy, Nice photos of Venice.
Have not seen you post for some time and wondered if you were ok. Then I looked to see if something had gone wrong on my end.
It did.
Somehow my reader status got changed so that I was not automatically receiving your posts. Noticed it yesterday when I saw your post on Facebook but not on WordPress.
My apologies.
Wally
I wondered what happened. This unfollowing happens to me too. So glad to have you back!
T enjoyed this, Cindy! Does it (the water) smell?
The water does not smell, but I have never been to Venice in summer when I have heard that it can.
Beautiful photos Cindy. Love traveling with you.
You are awesome to travel with! <3
Of course I then had to revisit this iconic Venice post 😉 Hope your week is going well, Cindy!
It is indeed and I hope you have an ever better weekend my friend! <3
Hi Cindy!
How about the Venetian Carnival? I have it on my list! Beautiful.
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Thank you my friend & cheers to you!