A City on the Water (2)

St Mark's Basilica has been one of the main tourist attraction in Venice. We went there through the canals. The place was fully crowded and it was not easy to move around.

So we just played with the pigeons around the piazza. There were a lot of them and they were surprisingly aggressive. I did not bring any seeds when the pigeons started to surround me and the group. I wonder if they like to eat dandruff too.

As it would take too much time to go into the basilica due to the long queue, we decided to go somewhere else.

Next stop was a beach on another island. Apart from the seagulls hovering on the beach, I guess most of the things are no different than the beaches elsewhere.

From there we went to a glass factory. They have a demonstration of glasscraft making, just in front of the furnance. It was pretty impressive as they can do one craft (fish shaped) for less than 5 minutes. In the outside was the shop selling different kind of glass souvenir. Tourist price.

The cemetery was next. We did not know it was a cemetery until we went in. Looks more like a fortified island from the outside. There were walls all around the island. The place was more tranquil and peaceful. I guess not many tourist went there.

We went to a park before going back to Trento. The leaves were turning yellow signifying the autumn period. It has a good ambience with the sea in the background. Maybe next time we could go again and visit Venice.