“Everyone has to be moving in the right position with the right timing.” It’s a novel way of looking at it, but there’s not a lot of gracefulness to our current situation – sat in kayaks, tiny specks of orange plastic being tossed about on the choppy open waters of the Canale delle Navi, a busy shipping lane on the edge of Venice, waiting for a break in the traffic. Cargo ships, luxury yachts, leisure cruisers and construction barges surge by, each of them sending out waves that rock us nervously on the water. We see our opportunity and take it, paddling vigorously between water taxis and speedboats driven by rich old men with young women sunbathing on their decks. There’s a saltiness in the air as we enter the city. Immediately inside, we come across a gondola workshop, a behind-the-scenes look at the work that goes into maintaining the view of the city tourists see. We glide down narrow, shaded canalways where local people have hung washing out to dry between the buildings, and pas...
Venice Accommodation, is a blog where you can find some information about this beautiful city, from a citizen who lives and work in Venice. About tourism, nightlife and, of course, accommodation possibilities in Venice