My beloved Venice…

Venice is romantic. Venice is exciting. Venice is unforgettable.

 FOR ME Venice is one of the most beautiful cities I have ever been to. I have already been to Venice many times so far, but I still remember what it was like visiting the city for the first time…

I was about ten years old and as excited as only a child can be. When packing my suitcase for that journey I was wondering all the time what Venice might be like: “A city without cars? But how does that work? How do we then get to this city?”  

Of course, we got there by boat. I was very excited during the short ride from the port of Tronchetto to Venice, and as soon as I saw the colorful houses and the “Markus Square” with the “Campanile” I had fallen in love with the city immediately.

It took us quite a long time to find the right way to our hotel, because the narrow streets and many bridges seemed like a labyrinth to us. I was rather impressed of how big the city actually was. Our hotel was quite small, but the rooms were comfortable and clean. From the window of our room we could see the canal with the “gondolas” passing by.

After a quick lunch at a small restaurant we started our “sight-seeing tour” at the “Markus Square”, the biggest and best-known square of Venice. We went up the “Campanile” from where we had a wonderful view of the city.

I was rather impressed of the liveliness and beauty of Venice; I had never been to a city like this before. We were just walking the alleys, not knowing where we might end up. It was like an adventure where you always discover something new. I liked the small squares with the cafes, hidden in the sea of houses.

Everywhere we went we were accompanied by lots of pigeons; Venice is famous for these animals, they seem to be everywhere you go. On our way through the city we went past “Ponte di Rialto” and “Ponte dei Sospiri”, which are the two best-known bridges of Venice.

On the third day of our journey we went to Murano by “Vapporetto” (the water taxis of Venice). Murano is a small town not far from Venice which is famous for its colorful houses and glassworks.

On our last evening we decided to visit the “Teatro La Fenice” to see the performance of “Madame Butterfly”. I was very excited because I had never been to such a big theater before!

It was even more impressive than I had expected: The theater was gigantic and imposing and decorated with golden-colored ornamentations.

We really enjoyed the play and as it was over we went back to our hotel, knowing that it had been a unique experience for all of us.

Venice is a city that will always remain irresistibly attractive to me- I am still in love with its beauty and its charming atmosphere. I hope that I will soon be able to see my beloved Venice again…