Same Canal Issues Everywhere

[matty40s]

Congestion....

 

Continuous mooring.....

 

How long has this one been here....

 

more continuous mooring....

 

workboats hogging prime mooring spots....

 

boats with no engines.....

 

 

 

some concrete evidence

 

 

ruining the waterways they are, ruining them....

[cheshire~rose]

What no floods?

[matty40s]

apparently the boardwalks were out the previous day....

 

a few more as a slide show, what a fantastic city, my first visit.

 

 

http://s1263.photobucket.com/albums/ii633/matty40s/Venice%20Jan%202012/?albumview=slideshow

 

 

thanks bridgy

Edited January 21, 2013 by matty40s

[Grace and Favour]

Venice is slowly disappearing under the water

Little Venice is disappearing under moored boats?

[Sunsoup]

LOL

[Guest]

Venice is an amazing place.

 

St. Marks Square (Piazza San Marco) is jaw droppingly impressive when you see it for the first time, we have only ever managed a day trip from Bardolino Lake Garda (another great place) but will be returning.

 

[Pykebird]

If you ever get a chance to go, stop and watch how the natives drive! No 4mph for them, the wakes are huge and god knows how they manage to miss each other! I even spent time watching the dustmen do their delivery fascinating, beautiful city.

[Guest]

If you ever get a chance to go, stop and watch how the natives drive! No 4mph for them, the wakes are huge and god knows how they manage to miss each other! I even spent time watching the dustmen do their delivery fascinating, beautiful city.

 

Except...

 

[bizzard]

I know a good swimmer who used to be a postman there.

[Ange]

oo somewhere I've always wanted to go!

 

Have fun!

[Skye]

What was the film that was shot in Venice, where the little girl dressed in red kept popping up?

[Barry]

What was the film that was shot in Venice, where the little girl dressed in red kept popping up?

 

Clicky?

[MHS]

Advantages to Venice.

 

No queues at locks.

No pump out or Elsan. Just tip it overboard, I'm sure no-one will notice the smell.

Better dressed boaters.

Better pasta and cured meats

Italian drivers........ Oops maybe not, mind due can they be any worse than Black Prince hirers?

[Guest]

 

No pump out or Elsan. Just tip it overboard, I'm sure no-one will notice the smell.

 

 

We had been warned Venice stank...

 

It didn't.

 

I wonder why people perpetuate myths....

[Skye]

Clicky?

 

Barry

 

you should have said Don't click now!

 

Thanks for info

 

David

[MtB]

No generators running at 10pm then??

[Neil TNC]

Man sized congestion and lock rage. That bloody small cruise ship overtook us...we carved him up after wards!

 

A small part of the queue waiting to go up Gatun

[Mrs Trackman]

Wonderful place to visit. We arrived on an overnight train 2 years ago, whilst waiting to meet up with friends, we sat on the steps of the station totally entranced just watching the activity on the canal. It was crazy, I couldn't believe no-one hit another boat.I felt I could have spent the entire week we were to be in Italy just watching what looked like mayhem.

[MHS]

Is Gatun on the Panama Canal?

 

Looks like a staircase?

[Neil TNC]

Is Gatun on the Panama Canal?

 

Looks like a staircase?

 

It is indeed. They run the pair in one direction at a time.

[matty40s]

If you ever get a chance to go, stop and watch how the natives drive! No 4mph for them, the wakes are huge and god knows how they manage to miss each other! I even spent time watching the dustmen do their delivery fascinating, beautiful city.

it was fun watching the boats....

unfortunately, at night the camera couldn't keep up....

just shows how well waterways can work as a system to keep a city working.

 

 

sighs from the Dali view

 

 

favourite pic so far

[cloggy]

it was fun watching the boats....

unfortunately, at night the camera couldn't keep up....

just shows how well waterways can work as a system to keep a city working.

 

 

sighs from the Dali view

 

 

favourite pic so far

Is that white boat moored on a waterpoint

[matty40s]

Is that white boat moored on a waterpoint

aye, but the waterpoint has had the same BW tape round it for two years....

[cotswoldsman]

My Great Grandfather was in his time quite a well known artist and lived for a long time in Venice. I recently found this photo of him with some friends feeding those bloody pigeons in about 1906

 

 

These are some of his drawings

 

 

Bridge of Sighs

 

[DandV]

Great photos Matt for such a brief trip and even greater drawings Cotswoldman's great grandfather. Only rated because of the difference between 1 60th? of a second to take a photo and many hours to record in pen and ink. Love them all. Matt what happened with your latest snow photos? Last time I looked got a photobucket exception message.

 

Don