Things look up
This morning things started looking up. First of all, the girl behind last night's gelato stand was from the Bronx. She's been here two years and told us where Venetians eat. Her directions went something like this:
"You go to the Rialto Bridge and make an immediate left. You follow the streets which twist and turn but basically go straight. I don't know any of their names. Anyway, follow the streets until you come to the Campo San Polo. I don't know what the name of the restaurant is, but it's the only one on the square."
We did an exploratory run this morning and found it, so I made a reservation for this evening. But I forgot to get its name. I do have a photo (above).
You quickly realize the most important thing for walking around Venice. ...
(Photo by me)
All streets lead to Piazza San Marco. They also all lead to the Rialto. If you try to use a map, it will only make you crazy, so put it away and just orient yourself in relation to one of those two landmarks. You will never get lost, because there are signs to one or the other when you have to turn right or left, like blazes on a hiking trail.
Two other tips: 1) Come here in late November. 2) It doesn't hurt to read The City of the Falling Angels first, which I did by chance. It's by the same guy who wrote Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil.
Before I took a lot of photos of crowds looking at sights, but now I'm obsessed with finding empty spaces, or comparatively empty spaces, to photograph.
