Magical Venice!

Valdi was sweet,patient and almost charming! The lilt in the 'little' and the rolling 'R's in 'interrresting' were almost sexy.The room she gave us,was the secret chamber of Casanova,or so it seemed..because even after three bridges,and two false turns into alleys that leaded nowhere..no state oral polizia could spit it!
Well..we even had a secret view to the neighbourhood canal..incase we did need to run from the moral police !
The bridges were teeming with 'peeoppllle',mostly well-dressed,arm-in-arm in this piece of relic from another era..of Venetial boats..and amorous lovers!
The narrow cobblestone bylanes(a pomp and glow version of the Jew town,back in Kochi) lead us to our room.The trinket shopowners on the roads did have a wink in their eyes.."We let you go today,but tomorrow we get your money!"
Well..they didin't get any because we spent our day seeing Doge's palazzio!The Doge had a really good deal! He was the elected-for-life Archbishop/King of Venezzia, elected by the Serenessimo(Warlords) and had infinite power over common people.So, he built a magnifico Palazzio ,gilded ceilings.Renaissance paintings,fine wooden furniture and an attached prison!
But the best of all was the location,right on the edge of the Adriatic..looking out.
The Piazza at San Marco was alive at night..Viennese Waltz,classical and operatic performances,by shamefully good looking and gushing women in the audience.
We danced.
We sputtered.
We fell.
We kissed.
We had pizza
And we went back 'home' :)

Its the 29th today.
Bon Giorno!
Time to say ciao-ciao to Venezzia!
Its almost a miracle that this relic has lived this long though now,its a complete tourist experience(the only industry being tourism!) and looked like a giant ancient Disneyworld, or Vegas.
And to prove a point,as if..they actually built the Casino del Venezzia.
Hmmmph!!:)