Venice

Venecian Public Telephone

I've been asked why I took a photo of a public phone box. So I thought I'd blog this photo to let you all know. Public phone boxes vary greatly all over the world. We all know what the phone boxes in London look like - all of us that remember Dr Who and the Bill anyway. The phone boxes in Australia are old-fashioned, daggy and dirty compared to the ones I saw in Venice. That's why I took this photo, I wanted to show my friends and family back home how somethings are the same, and some things different, but mostly things are just slightly different from what we have at home, and it's this that intrigues me.

Venecian Boats

Rialto Bridge

The Rialto Bridge was originally the only permanent connection between the two banks of the Grand Canal. It is said that in 1172, a bridge made from barges was designed, which was then replaced with a bridge with wooden columns a few years later. This bridge was destroyed in 1310. In 1444, a new wooden bridge was built that was much bigger than the previous one and which even had shops on it.
The final stone version of the Rialto Bridge, as we know it today, was built in the period 1588-1591 by Antonio da Ponte. Building the bridge was difficult due to the instability of the site and its height (8 meters).

Narrow Venician Streets

Some of the streets in Venice as so narrow that to touch both sides as you're walking through is only a matter of extending your arms. At night time these allyways were very intimidating, but in the daylight they took on a mystical, rustic quality. No wonder they call it tunnel vision, even the shortest lane ways seemed to go on and on forever, but there's always a light at the end of the tunnel and in Venice it's more shops and streets and buildings and restaurants to explore.

Venice

Venice