View from the Campanile, Venice, Italy
Venice has to be one of the coolest cities in Europe.
The best time to go and avoid the "ugly American" tourists is in May.
The weather is nice, and the tourists aren't so many. Even so, there
was one "ugly American" that I ran across- a rather obese lady that just
pushed her way through the crowd saying "'Scuze me!" I pretended
to not speak English.
This view is from the bell tower, called the Campanile, in Piazza San
Marco, or St. Marks Plaza, next to the same-named cathedral. The
only way to find your way around Venice is with a map, otherwise you will
get lost. But, then, that's half the fun...
©1993, Jeffrey L. Cooper
