Shapes

The catalogue of forms is endless: until every shape has found its city, new cities will continue to be born. When the forms exhaust their variety and come apart, the end of cities begins.
Italo Calvino

Christmas Tree

Christmas tree on a balcony.

Another night in Venice

Not being a night bird, I however like to have a night stroll in the empty streets and over the bridges where the echo of my footsteps and the lapping of the water are the only sounds to be heard.

Sottosopra

Sottosopra
Intorno e tondo che mi stai girando
Sottosopra
Dentro e fuori
E gira e gira
Dentro e fuori
E gira e gira

In a Gondola

I send my heart up to thee, all my heart
In this my singing.
For the stars help me, and the sea bears part;
The very night is clinging
Closer to Venice' streets to leave one space
Above me, whence thy face
May light my joyous heart to thee its dwelling-place.
Robert Browning (Surrey 1812 - Venice 1889)

'Round Midnight

Around midnight, with our friends Alexa and Steve, from New York City, here with Isa, on Campo Santa Margherita. The followers of Venice Daily Photo know Alexa who is a passionate wayfarer and blogger herself, (The Road is Mine), true lover of Venice and Italy, and who is kind enough to participate daily in the present blog.
(And btw, I must admit that the pic is somehow blurred - sorry for that - an that it is'nt only because of the lack of a flash or of a tripod...)

Morning Train to Venice

Morning commuter train, carrying its load of workers coming from the "terraferma".

All'etto

Another way to buy books...

Twilight

Twilight, darkened day
Twilight, lost my way
Twilight, night and day
Twilight, can't find my way
U2

Santi Giovanni e Paolo

Inside this impressive Dominican church, in Castello. San "Zanipolo" is the burial place of twenty five doges.

Christmas Decorations

Decorating the streets for Christmas.

Night Vaporetto to Santa Lucia

Let the Midnight Special shine a light on me...

Ponte della Costituzione

Also known as Ponte di Calatrava or Quarto Ponte sul Canal Grande.

Canal Grande

Canal Grande... even more "grande"!

Bacareto da Lele

A nice and casual place for a glass of wine : the Bacareto da Lele, Campo dei Tolentini, in Santa Croce.

Aquatic Walk

Another way to consider walking in a city. Venetians are accustomed to that...

Flooded Little Streets

In the main streets, walkways allow people to move without having to go for a dip. In the little streets though, you'd better have a pair of wellies.