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Visited Venice while living in Italy back in the early aughts. Pretty much my least favorite city in Italy that we visited. Sure it's an actual real old city, b
by UncleOxidant 4y ago
Visited Venice while living in Italy back in the early aughts. Pretty much my least favorite city in Italy that we visited. Sure it's an actual real old city, but somehow it had a kind fake feel to it. I distinctly remember sitting down on a bench and then realizing that there was a drunk guy in the bushes right behind me mumbling about something (not in Italian). And none of the people we met who were working in the restaurants or running the BnBs were Italian - they were mostly Moldovan, Slovenian, Croatian. The owner of the apartment where we rented a room was Italian, but living in a completely different part of Italy. They hired a Moldovan woman to run the BnB. It was pretty much the same in all the restaurants we visited as well.
- simplicio 4y agoI enjoyed visiting a few years ago, but yea, it feels more like "Renaissance Disney" then a real city. Even in out of the way parts of the city, the tourists and staff commuting in from the mainland seemed to far outnumber anyone that actually lived there.
- chasil 4y agoI actually found an out of the way synagogue specifically for a gift for a friend, and otherwise did make a point to find a few places where I saw no obvious tourists.
- pcurve 4y agoIt has its charm, but I think it's a place to avoid during high tourist season. what frustrates me is just getting around. I suppose one would eventually get used to it, but despite what some say, it is not pedestrian friendly, with tight ally, bridges, dead-ends, etc. However, what I love is, how unique it is. how many places on earth are you able to take a boat taxi to an international airport?!
- chasil 4y agoI visited Rome, Florence and Venice in January. I can't recommend the season enough, it felt as if I had some aspects all to myself. In the summer, I understand the crowds are insane. The only drawback is moderate rain. My favorite was the old city of Ostia.
- schoen 4y ago> how many places on earth are you able to take a boat taxi to an international airport?! Also Boston Logan International Airport in Boston: https://www.massport.com/logan-airport/to-from-logan/transportation-options/water-transportation/ https://www.massport.com/logan-airport/to-from-logan/transpo... (This page describes a public ferry service, but there have also been, and I think still are, private water taxis that serve it.)
- pcurve 4y agothat's awesome :) What's awesome about venice airport is, when you get off the dock, you're basically in the terminal!