504 Water City Venice (4)

We couldn't get enough of seeing the crowded Piazza San Marco, and then we took the unique water bus - gondola with great interest, and visited the beautiful scenery of Venice.

We are now at the height of the gondola period, it is said that there are more than 10,000 of them, and the Grand Canal is really like a bustling street on weekdays, with all kinds of boats coming and going on it, and the most chic is of course the gondola.

This is a crescent-shaped flat-bottomed boat, and it is true, and when we look at it, everywhere is densely packed with colorful, various, and colorful gondolas, very colorful, gorgeous, flowery, eye-catching, moored on the blue-green water, like a quiet seagull, Chu Chu is moving.

The Venetian aristocrats, dressed in all sorts of splendid costumes, silk and satin, and with their masks, were sitting in the gloriously decorated with fine satin and silk and beautifully carved gondolas, looking proudly at the other passers-by, boasting their wealth and extravagance in a glimpse of luxury, unlike in modern society, where all gondolas are painted black and black.

The only thing left for decoration was the panel on the bow. If we look closely, this unique natural and unrestrained bow is strangely shaped, much like the six-toothed halberd used in the Middle Ages.

The flat bottom of the boat is asymmetrical, which allows for better balance of the boat rowed on one side of the oar.

The middle cabin of the gondola we sat on also has a movable canopy, which is used to shade passengers from the sun and rain, and there are small windows and small sliding doors on the canopy, which is very exquisite, and the uniforms of the gondoliers are very peculiar and elegant, and everyone wears the same, uniform and standardized.

As soon as we got aboard, the tall boatman took a stance, stood upright at the stern, and began to sway with great skill, rowing his long single oars resting on the curved oars, one after the other, on the water.

We were just tired of walking, and we just took this opportunity to rest comfortably in this comfortable boat, while watching the picturesque and beautiful Venetian scenery along the way, the creaking sound of the paddles rippling and rippling, very pleasing to the eye, relaxed and happy, we are like wandering in the romantic and magical fairy tale world.

We first sailed on the main canal with a length of 4 kilometers and a width of 30~60 meters, and then we wandered freely in the small water alleys that twisted and turned, because this main road is connected with 177 tributaries, the whole city is composed of 118 small islands, and there are more than 2,300 water alleys in the city, so we slowly and leisurely immersed ourselves in the style of Venice.

To our amazement, we were amazed by the fact that this small city of Venice, which is less than 8 square kilometers, is divided into more than 100 small islands by more than 100 cobweb-like canals, and the islands are only connected by various bridges.

Fortunately, there is a Grand Canal that runs through the city in an S shape, and we can enjoy the best of Venice along this street that is claimed to be the longest in Venice, without worrying about getting lost.

The houses of Venice are built uniquely, the foundations of these houses are submerged in the water, as if they suddenly came out of the water, very strange and dreamy, people suddenly have an incredible, unbelievable feeling, the Grand Canal of Venice is known as the Champs-Elysées on the water in Venice.

On both sides of the river, scattered all kinds of ancient buildings with different characteristics, there are nearly 200 palatial palaces and mansions and several splendid churches, both Rococo palaces and Moorish residences, of course, there are many magnificent Baroque and Gothic churches, there are Byzantine, Gothic, Baroque, Venetian, etc., all the building foundations are submerged in the water, like an art gallery rising in the water.

Because of the Renaissance era, many great artists have left immortal frescoes and paintings in these churches, fascinating, we also let the boatman stop the boat for a moment, with great interest to jump up and look at the walk, and these ancient streets are also many shops, row upon row, abounding, rich in commercial atmosphere, worthy of the pearl of the Adriatic Sea, the Golden Grand Canal forms a natural barrier, making Venice a trading port and an independent kingdom.

We sat on a light gondola, like a flying arrow freely shuttled between the water city of Venice, trance remembered the montage of the movies about Venice that we had seen before, so trance, swaying, free, free shuttle between the thick history of Venice, like a world apart, like a drunk, like a dream, can't tell whether this is reality, or fantasy, lost themselves, only the boat in Venice tall and handsome young man in the narrow alley bend or at the bottom of the low bridge bursts of heavy shouting, let us wake up like a dream, wake up, back to real life。