I enjoyed Venice for the most part. It was small and quaint and the crowds weren’t as intense as many places we visited. We could actually get a glimpse and feel of local life rather than just a blast of tourist kitch.
Our rental was on the second and third story above a shop. The second floor was the tiny kitchen and one bedroom and the third floor the bathroom and another bedroom. Then there was a steep narrow ladder that led up to a tiny roof top deck. Our travel companion was not very trusting of the construction and refused to sit up there with us. I figured if it had clung to the roof for this long, it was likely to continue doing so.
These are some of the pictures I took from that vantage point.
One of my best photos is of this lone accordion player. He sat in that spot for a couple of hours every afternoon/evening and really put the final touches to the Italian ambiance.
This was a great spot to watch the life of Venice. We were off the main route to the tourist hotspots, so we saw a more casual group of people.
There was a small restaurant just a few doors down and the crowd was lively until almost 2am every night. Lively but enough to keep me awake. It was more like atmosphere. I know for a fact that I fell asleep with a smile on my face
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