Venice: always fascinating, no matter how many times you see it

 

Margie stops in Venice during her trip around Europe… Let’s see what she discovers!

 

We took the vaporetto to the Rialto stop. The weather had improved and we were on a mission to find the jewelry shop where we had purchased some beautiful pieces. We both decided that we needed more, and since we were leaving Venice today, we wasted no time. We found our way to the shop of Giuliano Costantino which was not yet open.

 

So we wandered around towards St Mark’s and heard a choir singing in the square as Mass was being celebrated outside. Since the workers were just now arriving at work, we could see the difficulty in transporting boxes up and down the numerous footbridges.

 

 

Many of the shop owners were sweeping out their shops and cleaning up after last night’s high water which flooded this area. A young woman working in another jewelry shop showed us where the water reached by a ruler marked on the leg of a counter. Dealing with the rising water is a way of life for these hardy Venetians.

 

 

Eventually our shop opened and Cinzia, the manager, was a delight, suggesting which colors of the Murano glass jewelry looked best on each of us. Of course we left with several purchases, our mission complete.