Why Do I Like Venice?

For me, Venice was love at first sight. It was late October - jacket weather. After an overnight flight from New York, my plane landed early in the morning at Marco Polo airport. After deplaning, I immediately headed toward the Vaporetti area carrying only a backpack. I took the slow moving water taxi to the Piazza San Marco and it was magical. As I made my way through the tight streets and over the tiny arched bridges to the North end of the city to find a room for the night, I gazed in amazement at the absolute splendor of one of the most beautiful and well preserved Renaissance cities in the world.

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