Anyone for Venice?

Yes please---it's a unique city that that lends its name to other places---Venice of the north (Bruges and, er, Birmingham), Little Venice in London, and even Venezuela. For the ten days I'm there in February, I see it in all weathers and times of the day. The multitude of churches, especially the Renaissance ones, are best appreciated when the sun shines
But the Grand Canal is exceptional, rain or shine.

People often say that Venice is crowded, which it is around the hotspots like San Marco, but two or three streets away from them, lie oases of quietness and peace. And this being the run-up to Lent, people are gearing up for Carnival........Baca lagi