Venice12 Aug 2006 08:36 am
Let me preface this by saying that I really like Venice: It’s vibrant, beautiful, full of culture–
It is also sinking.
Not metaphorically, either. It is literally sinking, which we know thanks to a) science and b) the fact that St. Mark’s square is presently flooded. Large portions of it are about 3-6 inches deep in water, which gives the whole place an eerie, “Planet of the Apes”-esque feeling–seeing this massive cathedral with its marble base submerged in dirty water. (It’s also a big pain, as we spent part of the afternoon just drying our shoes.)
Tonight we head out to Munich around 11 p.m…then we’ll meet The Tent.
Until then…ciao!
–Amanda