60,000 tourists a day....

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June 5th 2012

Published: August 6th 2012

...pound the cobbled streets and crowd the ferries zig-zagging their way up and down the Grand Canal in Venice. Everywhere you look there are tour guides holding up their umbrellas, shops selling Venician masks and gelati, pizza restaurants, museums and throngs of people speaking every language imaginable. During our long weekend as part of the throngs, we contemplated the draw of Venice. Why do ... Read Full Entry

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Lara and Al

laandal

After 10 months travelling through Central and South America in 2007-08 we have well and truly settled into life in London (with Lara spending 3 months volunteering in Uganda early in 2011). We are continuing our travels on weekends and for shorter breaks, whilst possibly planning something on a larger scale in the future. But plans can always change - so who knows? If we're not travelling we're probably sitting at our desks in London dreaming of far-off destinations.... (We're very behind on our blogs at the moment. To come: Cinque Terre, French road trip, Aus... full info

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7th August 2012

Bekkie
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Kids in the piazza perfection!
This is such a great pic guys!

7th August 2012

Peter Craig
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Venice Re-visited
Lots of great photos - which dusted off cobwebs for us!

7th August 2012

meryl dunton-rose
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Lovely atmospheric photos.
We are looking for another short break to beat the great British Summer! Could be a winner...

9th August 2012

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:)
I was in Venice one October, and there were lots of tourists then too. There must hardly be room to move around those narrow streets, in August, with it still being the official tourist season. Or, maybe it is tourist season all year round in Venice... :)

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