Venice, Italy, June 1989. Here's another image that shows a non-touristy part of Venice.
The photo also illustrates one Venetian habit. People hang filled garbage bags out their windows until pick-up day. There's a plastic bag suspended over the canal in the photo's top left, and a blue bag is visible below the bridge. I understand this custom diminishes garbage odors in the home, but it's odd: consider the geranium-filled window boxes decorating the same walls against which people suspend trash. The disposal of garbage remains a contentious issue in Venice today.
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