Continental Breakfast

Hotel Flora, Venice, Italy, June 1989. The sparrows arrive before we do.

Sigh as you cross.

Venice, Italy, April 1984. Interpret the name of the bridge as you like.

Park on this side only?

Venice, Italy, October 1983. Perhaps the parking rules apply during certain daily intervals.

Residential Reunion

Venice, Italy, June 1989. Park behind the house.

It's good to go shopping on a rainy day.

Venice, Italy, April 1984. I am carrying a bag containing a pocketbook Mom just bought. The leather beauty cost $45, and Mom considered the purchase a big splurge. She still carries it (she also continues to wear those black shoes).

The shops behind us are closing for lunch; one store has already put up its entry gates.

Back Street

Venice, Italy, November 1983. It's the easiest way to get to work.

The Back Alley

Venice, Italy, April 1984. Park on the correct side.

From the Other Side

Venice, Italy, April 1984. We're at the Campo dei Frari.

Flight

Venice, Italy, April 1984. If you visit Venice, then expect—and accept—tourists (and pigeons).

Laundry Line

Venice, Italy, December 1983. There's room to hang things.

Shoppers' Alley

Venice, Italy, December 1983. Pick up a bottle on the way home.

A Lido Canal

Lido di Venezia, January 1984. The Lido canals are more inviting than the ones in Venice.

Planks

Venice, Italy, January 1984. It's still the season for acqua alta.

February Weather ...

... in Venice:

Venice, Italy, February 1984. I'm on my way back to the Archivio.

Carnevale Chaos

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Piazza San Marco, Venice, Italy, March 1984. It's much too crowded here.

Winter on the Lido

Lido di Venezia, Italy, January 1984. It's common to see trees on the Lido.

Winter Dawn

Isola di San Giorgio, Venice, Italy, January 1984. I am on my way to work.

Moonlight Reunion

Venice, Italy, May 1984. It's a favorite spot.

Honorary Reunion

Lido di Venezia, January 1984. They named the street after the Doge who led Venice in the Fourth Crusade.

Winter Parking

Lido di Venezia, January 1984. It's a one-way street.