View across the rooftops of Venice, looking roughly westwards from the Campanile of San Marco; 5 July, 2008
"The first thing we notice once we reach the top, is that there are no canals to be seen. We are not the first to make this surprising discovery.... It is mildly irritating to find that this ... has been noticed by almost every previous traveller to Venice. We must get used to sharing our feelings and discoveries with travellers of the past."
-- J.G. Links, in the introduction to his great Venice for Pleasure
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