{"id":367,"date":"2007-07-18T07:10:02","date_gmt":"2007-07-18T07:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/2007\/07\/18\/early-morning-in-venice\/"},"modified":"2008-09-01T19:27:30","modified_gmt":"2008-09-01T19:27:30","slug":"early-morning-in-venice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msadventuresinitaly.com\/blog\/2007\/07\/18\/early-morning-in-venice\/","title":{"rendered":"Early Morning in Venice"},"content":{"rendered":"

I had some visitors in town recently, and though their trip was over by the time I posted How to Order an Italian Coffee<\/a> and How to Avoid a Pickpocket<\/a> and those posts were no help to them, I was lucky enough to be able to join them on the weekend in Venice and do a minimum of “tour-guiding” if I could.<\/p>\n

We stayed in a hotel right near St. Mark’s square, which was surprisingly quiet, and one morning before breakfast while my friends were still getting ready, I went for a walk. It wasn’t quite as early morning as Early Morning in Spoleto<\/a>, but it was early enough to enjoy an almost-empty St. Mark’s square.<\/p>\n

If you haven’t been to Venice or St. Mark’s square (San Marco), let me tell you what’s missing from this picture: waiters wading in and out of the chairs set up in front of their restaurants, people trying to see the menu before committing to sitting down, a few carts selling “pigeon food” (corn) in bags, people sitting\/standing\/crouching amongst thousands of pigeons trying to coax them into eating out of their hands, on top of their heads, or on their arms; accomplishing this and then realizing it’s very disgusting so they start squealing and\/or crying, tourists lining every imaginable surface that can be leaned on\/sat on\/crouched under for refuge from the heat, hundreds of people in line to enter St. Mark’s, numerous carts selling tasteful Carnevale hats, paper fans, and snow globes, tourist groups winding through the crowd following a red umbrella held by the group leader, and several digital photographers ready to make your memory in Venice come alive now!<\/p>\n

So yes, this is a welcome sight.<\/p>\n

\n\"St.<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

Of course there were still lots of pigeons. <\/p>\n

\n\"The<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

I love the columns that surround St. Mark’s square, and I also think the Doge’s Palace’s columns are beautiful as well. <\/p>\n

\n\"Columns<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

I could have sat in one of those empty chairs for quite some time. Che pace! <\/p>\n

\n\"The<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

I was tempted to go and get a coffee in one of the near-empty bars on the square, but as I was trying to travel light, I had only my camera and my cell phone. Marocchino, how much I yearned for you in that moment!<\/p>\n

\n\"Winged<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

If you get up this early, you might also be able to witness another rarity. Carabinieri giving directions!<\/p>\n

\n\"St.<\/a>\n<\/p>\n

On the way back to the hotel, there was already someone sitting amongst the pigeons.<\/p>\n

Buongiorno, Venezia!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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I had some visitors in town recently, and though their trip was over by the time I posted How to Order an Italian Coffee and How to Avoid a Pickpocket and those posts were no help to them, I was lucky enough to be able to join them on the weekend in Venice and do…<\/p>\n

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