Cruise ships now are not allowed to dock in Venice so our ship docked in Trieste. I bought the railway ticket for 15 euro each way and after 2 hours I was already at Santa Lucia station in lovely Venice. Like 48 years ago I was crawling the canals, bridges and narrow, atmospheric alleys with a crowd of the tourists from all over the world, walking from the station to Plaza San Marco. The basilica is at the restoration but other monumental buildings are still imposing. The gondolas charge already 80 euro for half an hour sailing, 100 euro in the evening. I was here during the time of black and white photography. Now I had a chance to register everything in colors. Hot and humid but lovely day!
