“Common Ground”–Venice at its Best!

In the beginning of November me and some other students from my faculty went to Venice. Some sort of Study Tour, 4 days in Venice, 2 days visiting the Biennale… For each part of the Biennale (Arsenale and Giardini) we had one day. Me and my friends thought that the activities from university would be very crouded and we went to Venice one day before the others. We wanted to explore the city on our own.

Before we got there we were told by the Hostel that in the evening Venice would be flooded… The Adventure began the minute we arrived at the airport – how to get to the “old city”, which boat should we use…and which of these very small allleys was the one leading to our hostel?? A lot of questions and of course we got lost on our way to the hostel..  

After taking a short rest in our two-floor-room (!!!) in the hostel we went out to search for some rubber boots…Because the recepionist said, that the water would be 140cm over the normal state at about midnight. We were four people with only one umbrella and normal sneakers, so we definitely needed something for “Acqua Alta”.
After our first Pizza in Venice we finally found some rubber boots   Prepared for the “big” water we just wandered around Venice, got lost several times…found the “Piazza San Marco”, with the moment we got there a very loud and disturbing alarm resounded…The warning system for all the Venezians, that the water was slowly coming.
We knew that the water would take a while until getting so high that we could go back to the hostel so we wandered around for about three more hours.

Piazza San Marco, Venice

On the next morning, Venice was flooded… (It really looked like it would sink to the ground of the lagoon…hihi) For all of us this situation was new and unpredictable – how  to handle with the flood? Well, the most of us just weared the rubber boots and went out to have fun, to take a lot of pictures and to see Venice in actual daylight…
We had a lot of fun out there, but I’m glad that I don’t live in Venice and have this Acqua Alta every year… For a vacation it’s very nice, to see another side of Venice.. Not only the blue sky, the turquoise canal and the “sooooooo” romantic gondola….  

Bookstore “Acqua Alta”

Venice

 

 

Of course Venice in the Autumn-Sun is something you don’t want to miss either… But all of a sudden there are tourists everywhere!!! (Including me of course )

Close to the “Boat-Stop” San Zaccaria

Close to the Entrance to the Arsenale

Somewhere in Venice

If you ever want to go to Venice I wish you a lot of fun! … And don’t get too lost in the small alleys… If you’re lost, take it with humour it actually will make fun and I’m sure you will find the way back much easier