VENICE
As we drew closer, my eyes grew larger. We entered
Venice and my mouth dropped open. Was this real? No, this had to be Disneyland;
I must be on the "Pirates of the Caribbean" ride. It couldn't be real!!
Images flooded me: little alleyways of water, gondolas sliding side by
side, buildings with shutters and flowerpots, the water lapping everywhere.
Each building seemed to tell a story of a certain past with different sculptures
and carved windows. I had pictured this all my life and now here I was!
I was laughing, deliriously in shock and amazement. It was all so beautiful!
Words can't describe how happy I was to be seeing this new world, an old,
new world.
There were boats with people, boats with groceries,
garbage, crates, all part of a little system they had created to transport
everything the old- fashioned way - a city without modern, polluted cars:
how grand! I realize that this trip wasn't about seeing Italy, it wasn't
about going back to another era, it wasn't about DaVincis or Tintorettos.
This trip was about realizing a dream. It was about being an adventurer,
setting off to see the world. It was why Amerigo Vespucci and Christopher
Columbus set off on their journeys. I WANT TO SEE THEWORLD!
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