The water is rising in Venice. Soon the acqua alta will drench the
ground floors of the city's shops and houses and the tourists will be

The ancients drove the first of the stakes that were
eventually to become Venice
in to the slimy lagoon sediment. Since then the city has been made up of two

Se puoi caminare sulle pietra? It is possible walk on the stones.

I have often found when travelling to destinations unknown that my mind paints a mental picture that does not quite live up to the real experience.

Wondering places fill empty spaces,
Suspended in time apart from time,
Echoes filter from worlds apart,
Blown and scattered through dreams,
That intertwines in memories,

How can I describe living and working in Venice?  Venice is a city of rooftops.  A world apart from canals and it’s labyrinth streets.  Venice is what is left after the tourists depa

Two months in Venice: an artist's dream.