Venice's Backyard p15

Like a Back Yard Patio

If the plaza at St. Mark's is the heart of Venice, then this is the back yard. We were taking a long leisurely walk through the narrow streets of Venice and happened upon this relatively open square with beautiful large canopy trees. It was a nice break from the narrow streets flanked with shops. Instead it seemed more residential, with one cafe with these umbrellas that reminded me of the patio furniture you see in catalogues. A group of little boys were playing soccer and their jovial interaction along with the clanking of wine glasses were the only sounds that filled the air.

Now that I think of it, I remember it being extremely quiet in the plaza ... even though the kids were being pretty rambunctious.



A Nice Break

This is the other view of the open area. The church was pretty cool looking. It looked like lots of cylinders standing up next to eachother. There weren't to many windows, and not all the decoration like at St. Marks. Just very homey.

It was so clean in Venice. You can see the guys in the maroon shirts ... I guess they were like the city's custodians. Here, they were changing out the trash in all the cans. I saw them in different places around Venice, as well. I guess thats why it didn't smell like fish ....