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Join me from Giudecca to Venice on my Day 1 re-acquaintance with this city
Venice is the capital of the Veneto region in northeastern Italy.
I visited Venice for the first time when I was 12 years old, on a trip that I disowned the whole way, because my mother had decided to visit Europe with the focus on visiting churches and religious sites of Catholicism and 12 year old me had no interest in it, and little understood what they talked about historical data of the places we were going to.
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Acompáñame de Giudecca Venecia en mi Día 1 reencontrándome con esta ciudad
Venecia es la capital de la región de Véneto al noreste de Italia.
Visité Venecia por primera vez cuando tenía 12 años, en un viaje del que renegué durante todo el trayecto, porque mi madre había decidido visitar Europa con el foco puesto en la visita a iglesias y sitios religiosos del catolicismo y yo con 12 años no tenía interés en ello, y poco entendía de lo que hablaban sobre datos históricos de los lugares a los que íbamos.
I remember that trip and the first thing I feel is HEAT. Heat because we walked non-stop for 1 month in the middle of July. We stood in endless lines and waited for hours to see works, paintings and sculptures that I don't even remember.
But Venice is one of the places that stayed in my memory.
There was something the guide said that never left my mind: Venice is going to disappear and it has already started to sink.
He said it while we were inside a church that I don't remember which one it was, but I remember that he pointed to the stone of the floor, showing how the unevenness evidenced that catastrophic phrase.
From Venice I also remembered the gondolas, the Murano glass and the Bridge of Sighs. I remember my mom commenting: Of course, here people had a good view before they died, at least they let them see something nice. If it hadn't been for that comment, I wouldn't have remembered the bridge either (great example to understand how seemingly harmless phrases can stay forever in a person's memory since childhood).
Recuerdo aquel viaje y lo primero que siento es CALOR. Calor porque caminamos sin parar durante 1 mes en pleno julio. Hicimos filas infinitas y esperamos horas para ver obras, cuadros y esculturas que ni siquiera recuerdo.
Pero Venecia es uno de los lugares que quedó en mi memoria.
Hubo algo que dijo el guía que jamás se fue de mi mente: Venecia va a desaparecer y ya ha empezado a hundirse.
Lo dijo mientras estábamos dentro de una iglesia que no recuerdo cuál era, pero recuerdo que señaló la piedra del suelo, mostrando cómo los desniveles evidenciaban aquella catastrófica frase.
De Venecia también recordaba las góndolas, el cristal de Murano y el Puente de los Suspiros. Recuerdo a mi mamá comentar: Claro, aquí la gente tenía una buena vista antes de morirse, al menos los dejaban ver algo bonito. Si no hubiese sido por aquel comentario, yo tampoco hubiera recordado el puente (gran ejemplo para comprender cómo frases aparentemente inofensivas pueden quedarse por siempre en la memoria de una persona desde su niñez).
If you had told me two months ago that I would return to Venice, I would have doubted it, as it was not a city that appealed to me that much.
However, I have a friend nearby in Brescia, a cousin lives 40 minutes from Venice and I was traveling to Milano, which is just over an hour from Venice.
I will tell you about my trip, but for now I must tell you that in the end, I organized myself a 5 day trip to Italy, 3 of which I stayed in Venice. And how well I did.
Si me hubiesen dicho hace dos meses atrás que yo volvería a Venecia, lo hubiese dudado, pues no era una ciudad que me atrajera tanto.
Sin embargo, tengo un amigo cerca, en Brescia, una prima vive a 40 minutos de Venecia y yo viajaba a Milano, que queda a poco más de una hora de Venecia.
Ya les iré contando mi viaje, pero de momento debo decirles que al final, me organicé un viaje de 5 días a Italia, 3 de los cuales me quedé en Venecia. Y lo bien que hice.
I had cloudy days with some moments of drizzle and sunshine, but I still enjoyed it very much.
The people in Venice are friendly, and they have a beautiful affinity with Argentines.
I arrived in Venice at night, and stayed at the Generator on Giudecca, another island.
To get from Giudecca to Venice you need to take a Vaporetto, which is an aqua bus, just as you read it. I found out about it at about 9 pm, when I was arriving by train in Venice and Google Maps was basically suggesting “walking on water” like Christ.
Well the carabinieri told me to take the Vaporetto, for which I paid €10 for just one leg. I was scared because I thought I would melt into Vaporettos, but then I discovered a 48-hour pass that was worth €35 and allowed me to freely use this mode of transportation.
Me tocaron días nublados con algunos momentos de llovizna y de sol, pero igual lo disfruté mucho.
La gente en Venecia es amable, y tienen cierta afinidad muy hermosa con los argentinos.
Llegué a Venecia de noche, y me alojé en el Generator de Giudecca, otra isla.
Para pasar de Giudecca a Venecia necesitas tomar un Vaporetto, que es un aqua bus, así como lo lees. Me enteré de ello a eso de las 9 pm, cuando llegaba en tren a Venecia y Google Maps me sugería básicamente “caminar por el agua” como Cristo.
Pues los carabinieri me dijeron que tomara el Vaporetto, para el cual pagué €10 solo por un tramo. Me asusté porque pensé que me fundiría en Vaporettos, pero luego descubrí un pase de 48 horas que valía €35 y me permitía utilizar libremente este medio de transporte.
That first night I walked a bit around the Generator, the hostel where I stayed, but it was Sunday and everything was practically closed, so I decided to rest.
The next day Venice greeted me with cold and some rain, but I didn't care, because the energy in the atmosphere was bright and cheerful, and the people were so naturalized by that weather, that they walked around the city as if nothing happened. So I did the best thing a tourist can do: imitate the locals.
Aquella primera noche caminé un poco por los alrededores del Generator, el hostel donde me alojé, pero era domingo y todo estaba prácticamente cerrado, así que decidí descansar.
Al otro día Venecia me recibió con frío y algo de lluvia, pero no me importó, porque la energía en el ambiente era luminosa y alegre, y la gente tenía tan naturalizado aquel clima, que andaban por la ciudad como si nada. Así que hice lo mejor que puede hacer un turista: imitar a los locales.
I came across the bridge of sighs, where a model I don't know was having a photo shoot in an orange dress. I thought of the wonderful stylist who would be advising her, because the orange with the opaque light blue of Venice looked wonderful.
I saw places that sold masks and then I remembered them, that had also been something that had stayed in my memory after that trip to the capital of Veneto. I was lucky this time, to see the artisans making them, and many shops were glazed and offered the possibility to see the masks in full production.
Me encontré de prepo con el puente de los suspiros, en donde una modelo que no conozco se estaba haciendo una sesión de fotos con un vestido naranja. Pensé en el maravilloso estilista que la estaría asesorando, pues el naranja con el celeste opaco de Venecia quedaba de maravilla.
Vi locales que vendían máscaras y entonces las recordé, aquello también había sido algo que se había quedado en mi memoria tras aquel viaje a la capital de Véneto. Tuve la suerte esta vez, de ver a los artesanos hacerlas, ay que muchos locales estaban vidriados y ofrecían la posibilidad de ver las máscaras en plena producción.
The play of narrow streets, bridges, canals, gondolas, boats, made me fall in love. The cold weather and rain disappeared after seeing a dynamic city, embracing tourists and offering everything within reach.
In this context, what struck me most was the 24-hour Vaporettos service. The officers were friendly, sought to communicate as much as possible, oriented tourists, and made sure that the water bus service was running smoothly.
The funniest thing I saw was a sign warning of pickpockets. It's not really funny, but in the end it almost was, at least I had not seen a sign like this before.
El juego de calles estrechas, puentes, canales, góndolas, barcos, me enamoró. El clima frío y la lluvia desaparecieron tras ver a una ciudad dinámica, abrazando a los turistas y ofreciendo todo lo que está a su alcance.
En este contexto lo que más me llamó la atención fue el servicio de 24 horas de Vaporettos. Los oficiales eran amables, buscaban comunicarse como fuera posible, orientaban a los turistas, y se encargaban de que el servicio de buses acuáticos funcionara a la perfección.
Lo más gracioso que vi, fue un cartel alertando de posibles carteristas. No es algo gracioso en verdad, pero al final casi que sí, pude al menos yo no había visto un cartel como este previamente.
San Marcos Square, another icon in Venecia // La Plaza de San MArcos, otro ícono de Venecia
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How are you, dear friend @belug
It's great that you've returned to Venice and had all those memories of your first trip with your parents; I can imagine your face, having to visit churches, museums and all those things at that age.
I hope one day to be able to visit this charming place; it must be terrible to live in a place where you know that at any moment it can disappear
Beautiful photographs, I appreciate that you let us know about this experience of your visit
I hope you enjoy it very much
Yes!! Thanks a lot my friend for taking so much attention to my post! Thank you for your comment!!
Boats, rivers, bridges are enough to make you cheerful when traveling. The scenery is very beautiful especially in the support of rainy weather which is a little drizzly but sunny it is very pleasant. Have fun my friend
Thank you! I agree, this weather offers a particular light to create beautiful landscapes.
Thanks a lot for stopping by!
It is another experience when you return to that place you once visited, and Venice is certainly a perfect passage, alleys with lots of history and architecture.
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Exactly!! It’s full of culture! Thanks a lot for your comment!
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Thank you!
I appreciate the fact that you gave a second chance to this city. I think it would be very suggestive to visit it back in time, when it was more authentic and natural 🙃
Very nice article, your pictures are amazing :)
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Thanks a lot! I still have to visit Sardinia!
Venecia se nota que es una ciudad muy bonita. Que bueno que en esta oportunidad, hayas podido conocer otros sitios y no solo iglesias jejeje. Saludos
Jajaj asi es! Muchas gracias por pasar y comentar!! Saludos!
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