Since I’m having a virtual Venice visit (and I’m still heady with relief about The Girls 
) I thought I’d post a sequence I took, watching a gondolier manoeuvre his shiny black craft around a bend, and under a bridge …
Sorry to be excessive – post three inspired by Ailsa’s Travel Theme this week
No need to apologise Meredith – your posts were perfect reading material for a Sunday!
You always say such nice things James
and they are just as enjoyable each time you post…
And so do you always say such nice things bulldog
Love the shots.
BE ENCOURAGED! BE BLESSED!
Bless you Francine
Love every bridge post you have posted! These are wonderful shots.
it was the first time I had a camera to hand to record the procedure (I just wish I’d been a bit closer so I didn’t have to use the digital zoom, which really needs a tripod for clarity … ).
Lovely photos, and they remind me of my one experience of taking a trip in a gondola – once we were away from the hustle bustle of the main canals and the places where pedestrians congregate, and were in a small canal, how very quiet it was, with only the sound of the water lapping against the walls of the buildings.
Yes! It was a surprisingly thrilling experience, the way we slid further back in time the further into the labyrinth we progressed. (And to think I resisted the ‘romance’ of a gondola ride for decades before this last trip. If I ever get to go again (oh, please!) I’ll be taking many a ride, and to hell with the cost!
Lovely memories of beautiful Venice.
Yeah – I know you’re a sucker for Venice too
Mmmmmm.
Tremendous sequence!
Thanks, mate! Now, if I could just get focus, white balance, composition and stillness all together, like you, I’d be a happy lassy!
Lovely pictures
Thanks, Harry! Glad you could come along for the ride
I’ve never been to Venice. Thanks for taking me there
Lovely sequence of pictures.
My virtual carpet is ready for departures at any time you like, Kate
I loved the bridges and the gondola. I wondered how they maneuvered around those corners.
Not always without a little touching, as the last shot in the Back in Venice series shows! There’s another bridge, where just the brushing of the gondolier’s hat/head on the upper part of the arch has worn a rut, over the centuries!
Fabulous series! I would have felt cheated if you hadn’t done a Venice post for this challenge
What am I going to do when my archive runs dry? Must start thinking about winning the lottery, I think!
I love this post! Did your girls find a home?
When it comes to sharing photos of Venice, you needn’t ever apologize. These, like all you’ve posted, are wonderful and I enjoyed each one.
Well, I know you’ve been enraptured by a water sprite too, John – arm in arm we go then, further into the labyrinth
Love this series! I like how the gonoleer has to use his foot to push away from the wall
You know, I didn’t register that it was the wall, when I was taking the picture, Angeline, but you must be right …
Ah, Venice! Wonderful and perfect for the theme, Meredith!
Ah, Venice, indeed
I’m saving my Venice pictures for another challenge
I love your sequence. What a beautiful place Venice was to visit.
sigh!
Missing you Meredith, hope all is well.
Great atmosphere!
The place just drips with it!
Great set of photos.
Muy Buena Serie… Son Fotografías Impresionantes… Un Saludo.