Alice on Venezia

Posted at 11:21 PM, Oct. 12, 2007

Last week we sailed to Venice.  Venezia, the sinking city of love, sinking into the sea, all that gold and ruby and emerald and diamond that glitters on the church's alter ( very rich church). 

                                 San Marco Piazza and THE church

 The marble walls and floors swirled my eyes into a dream.  The houses were damp and dark, in shadow all day – but I think it was the shadowy damp old smell gave every corner of every street we walked down a feeling of unexplainable excitement, excitement for what was around the next corner, and the next and the next, unexplainable because every alley way looked pretty much the same, but still, the excitement was a constant tingle …...

Everywhere- Masks.  All glittering colours, all expressions, and the more I looked at them the more they enticed)))))))))) me to look at every mask that glanced my way   and there were many, so many, and they all glanced my way, I felt dazzled and dizzy after walking walking walking…..(so much walking, my feet were aching).

                              Pam looking, looking, looking............!!!

Ah, Venice, venezia, the city of love, she is mystical and enchanting, reds and golds and marble and mosaics………Now I have left it seems almost like a dream.   Its one of those hazily magical places, in sight and in memory, to shape her image in your minds with words is impossible……I hope Ive written enough just to tickle your imagination……..

Love to all

Ali