意大利威尼斯（三）之完结篇 。 Venice Italy Part 3 : The End

This is the western facade of the Basilica San Marco. It's the final resting place for St Mark. In AD 828, two Venetian merchants stole the body of St Mark from a monastery in Alexandra, ostensibly transporting it under layers of pork fat co conceal it from Muslim guards.

这就是圣马克大教堂的西面。这里是圣马克安息的地方。据说在公元828年，有两个威尼斯商人从亚利山大修道院把圣马克的尸体偷出来， 然后用猪油把尸体包起来（这样就可以避开穆斯林守卫的检查）运走。






Campanile, the bell tower. One of the most recognized symbol of the city. Being in a vulnerable position on the edge of the lagoon, Piazza San Marco has been flooded by high tides throughout its history. The exceptional tide peaks that occur periodically is : Acqua Alta (Veneto term).

Campanile（大钟楼），是这个城市其中一个最广为人知的象征。这圣马克广场其实是整个礁湖的边际，也是最脆弱的地方：从以前到现在，这里都是威尼斯礁湖涨潮后水灾的地点。这种周期性的涨潮叫做Acqua Alta。






It's tiring. We went back to Rialdo area. We bought our favourite pork sausages, sat on the floor and had our lunch.

好累。我们又回到了利亚托地区。我们在那边买了我们最喜欢的猪肉香肠，就坐在地上吃我们的午餐。






After had our sausages, we still sat there and enjoy the romantic view in front of us: the Grand Canal.

吃完午餐，我们依旧坐在那边欣赏眼前浪漫的景色：大运河。






We were heading to the direction of our guesthouse. Normally, the way that we used to go to the Piazza San Marco, always different with the way that we used to go back to the guesthouse. It's because we followed the compass. Well, as I said, the map of Venice was not so complete. There were too many bridges to be incorporated into the map hence some of the bridges were not found in the map. Similar alleys are here and there, and everywhere in the Venice. How can people survive without a compass there???

我们正朝着回旅馆的方向走去。通常，我们去圣马克广场的路，和回旅馆的路，都是不一样的。这是因为我们只跟着指南针走。就如我之前一再提过的：威尼斯的地图是不完善的。这里有太多的桥，根本不能完全被放进地图内。每条胡同都是一样的， 这里的人如果没有了指南针， 是怎样生活的啊？






Wow, it's just like the house that I always see from the western TV program......Country style~

这间屋子就好像我时常在西洋电视节目内看到的那样。。。。。。乡村风格~






Luxury gondola, parking beside a restaurant.

豪华奢侈的gondola， 就停泊在一家餐厅的旁边。






Arch bridge again.

又是一条拱桥。






It's evening. Before we went into teh guesthouse to pack our luggage and went to the train station, We looked back to the path that we went through for our 2 days 1 night in Venice. We took a deep breathe to save the smell of the sea into our memory.

夕阳西下， 在我们走进旅馆收拾行李去火车站之前，我们蓦然回首：看着这条我们在这里2天1夜内所走的路, 深呼吸让海水咸咸的味道深深地烙印在记忆里。





Tips:

1) Venice is slowly sinking, 1/5 of inch a year.
2)The maximum depth of the lagoon is 15m.
3) On average, one in two families in Venice possess a pleasure boat.
4) The sea of Venice is safe for swimming. Venice closest beach is at the Lido.

小贴士：
1) 威尼斯正慢慢往下沉， 每年大约下沉1/5寸。
2）整个礁湖最深是15m。
3）在威尼斯平均每两个家庭，就有其中一个是拥有自己的船只。
4) 威尼斯的海是可以游泳的。最靠近威尼斯的沙滩就在Lido。




~The end~

~完~





More about Venice
更多的威尼斯游记
意大利威尼斯（一）。Venice Italy Part 1
意大利威尼斯（二）。 Venice Italy Part 2

意大利威尼斯（二）。Venice Italy Part 2

This is our second day in Venice. We had buffet breakfast in the garden of the guesthouse. The so call "buffet breakfast" had different type of breads, jams, butters, cheese and bacon. Last night was cold. In Europe, we did not go out at night because we were not so familiar there and we both actually did not like night life. Therefore, we always went to bed early, to ensure we both were energetic for the next day itinerary. This photo, we took it near our guesthouse. Well, it's rare for us to use tripod. Previously, when we were in Rome, we did not even have a chance to take photo so, due to the insecure feeling in Rome.

在威尼斯的第二天。我们在旅馆的小园子内吃早餐。所谓的buffet早餐，就是有各种不同的面包、果酱、牛油、cheese、和熏肉。昨晚，我记得很冷。在欧洲，我们晚上都不出去走，因为人生地不熟，再加上我们两个都不过夜生活的人，所以都是很早睡觉，以便隔天能后精力充沛地处去走走。这张合照，就在旅馆附近拍的。难得我们两个可以用三角架合照。之前在罗马，都没有机会这样合照，因为罗马的治安给我的感觉不是那么好。












We planned to pay a visit to Piazza San Marco again. We dropped by a lot of shops while we were on our way. Apparently, Venice really relies on the tourism industry here: besides restaurants, the rest are souvenirs shops. ALl of a sudden, I found a special shop. In front of the shop, stood a "witch". There was a big fat cat at the window. The color of the cat looks exceptionally match with the shop's decoration. The feeling given was ~ mysterious.

我们打算再去圣马克广场。一路上，我们都走走停停地看四周的店铺。这里很明显是靠旅游业吃饭的。除了餐厅之外，我就只看到卖纪念品的店铺。突然间，我在一个小巷看见了这间很有特色的小店。这间店的外面有个假女巫。窗口上，还有一只大肥猫。这猫咪身上的颜色和斑纹和这间店的装潢真的是太相称了！让我觉得这里的感觉，是神秘的。






The cat is really cool. No matter how I tried, he still sat there.

这猫咪很有性格， 不管我怎么逗他，他就是坐在那边。






Venice, is known as "City of Bridges". Every buildings are connected by bridges.

威尼斯这个水上城市，每栋建筑物都是由大大小小的桥连接起来的。






If you find a shop, that must be a souvenirs shop.

只要是店铺，都是售卖纪念品的。






Romantic gondola. The gondoliers there wear uniform. A gondola with 11 m in length and 1.42 m in width, cost approaching Euro 25k.

这就是浪漫的gondola。划gondola的船夫都有穿制服的。一艘11公尺长和1.42 公尺宽的gondola价值大约是25000欧元。






It's really relax, another photo of us. We came to the narrowest point of the Grand Canal, again: In front of Rialdo Bridge.

难得这里那么relax，再来一张合照。我们又来到了大运河最窄的地方: 也就是利亚托桥的前面.






Souvenirs stalls along the Rialdo Bridge.

沿着利亚托桥上的纪念品摊子。






Poety and pictureque of the "City of Water".

多么诗情画意的水乡。






You can see a lot of arch bridges here.

这里有很多的拱桥。






You see, there's no any cars. This is the heaven for pedestrians. By the way, we were lost. Cool!We did not looks nervous even though we were lost because we had a compass with us ~

看到吗？这里是没有车子的。这简直就是行人的天堂。其实，我们在这里迷路了。奇怪哦！迷路了，怎么看起来不焦急的？别怕！咱们有的是指南针。






Relax, romantic......the best place for Honey Moon.

悠闲、浪漫。。。。。。是个度蜜月的好地方。





Suggestions:
1) Taking water bus is not a must in Venice. You wan try walking in Venice, it can be relax.
2) If you take gondola, the fee is quite costly (about Euro73 for 50 minutes ride), unless your ultimate purpose is just to try it out.
3) There are some other water transport, for example: Vaporetto.
4) Avoid bringing too much luggage firstly because it will be a hindrance in this car-less city (you will have to carry it yourself) and secondly because you'll want space for souvenirs.


小小建议：
1）其实，在威尼斯不一定得搭船。用走的，也可以很写意。
2）搭gondola的话，收费蛮贵的(大约是73欧元， 50分钟）。 除非你真的是想体验一下gondola的风情。
3）这里也有其他的水上交通工具：Vaporetto.
4）别带太多太重的行李主要是因为这里是没有车子的，所以你必须提着自己的行李走去酒店， 再加上你将会需要行李空间来装纪念品。




To be continued ~ Venice Italy Part 3

待续~意大利威尼斯（三）


More about Venice
更多的威尼斯游记

意大利威尼斯（一）。Venice Italy Part 1

意大利威尼斯（一）。Venice Italy Part 1

Seeing that much of masks, which city that you will relate them to? Haha! We were in Venice, a place where many people think it's romantic. Actually, we left Rome at about 650AM by taking Eurorail at the Roma Termini, heading to Station Venezia Santa Lucia. When we arrived at Venice, already about 1130AM. It's a city in a stunning lagoon. We walked to our guesthouse. Yes, we could only walked because there was no cars. We had been trying to look for the guesthouse for quite some time. Finally, we managed to locate it. I could not recall the name of the guesthouse, I just remember there was a violin (without string) hanged on the wall. The guesthouse was really small, only have few rooms. We left our luggage there and went out.

看到这么多的面具，让你想到了哪个城市？哈哈！我们来到了威尼斯，一个很多人都认为很浪漫的水乡。其实，我们在早上就到罗马火车站搭650AM的火车去威尼斯 （Station Santa Lucia)。当我们到达目的地的时候， 已经是1130AM了。映入眼帘的， 就是一个四面都被海水包围的古城。我们背着行李，走路去小旅馆。对，在这里只能用走的，因为这里没有车子。找了很久，终于找到了我们的旅馆。我已经不记得这旅馆的名字了， 只记得墙壁上挂着个没有了弦的小提琴。旅馆真的很小，只有几间房间而已。我们把行李放下，就出去走走。






This is Rialdo Bridge. The design of this most famous Venetian bridge at the narrowest point of the Grand Canal was hotly contested - Finally won by Antonio de Ponte, who sucessfuly beat the leading 16th century architech Michelango, Sansovino and Palladio.

这里利亚托桥。这座著名的威尼斯桥就在大运河最窄的地方上而这座桥的工程，经过了一轮的竞争， 当中包括了16世纪领尽风骚的米开朗基罗、不过最后由Antonio de Ponte获得。






At the bridge, you can find a lot of stalls selling souvenirs: big masks, small masks, magnets with masks, murano glass products (chains, bracelets and so on), puppets and etc.

这是利亚托桥， 整条桥上尽是售卖纪念品的小摊子和店铺。 这里的纪念品有：具有代表性的面具、迷你面具、磁铁面具、特色玻璃首饰 （项链、手链等等），以及木偶。






We were shock to find out that: The map with me, was actually not a complete map. All not the bridges in Venice was included in the map. Venice has a lot of bridges (both famous and unknown) to connect all the buildings. We also found out other maps have the same problem. Fortunately, we brought a compass.

我发现了一件惊人的事：原来我手上的地图， 并不是完整的地图，因为并不是所有的桥都有在地图里面。要知道，威尼斯真的有数不清的桥（有名的和无名的都有）。我们也发现， 其他的地图也是这样。幸好，我们有带指南针。




Basilica San Marco, a Venice fairytale cathedral pure Byzantine in essence, under the hot sun. Here we come ~ Piazza San Marco.

夕阳下的圣马克大教堂，这童话式的教堂充满了拜占庭的气息。我们来到了圣马克广场。






Bell tower at the middle of the piazza. Incomparable view of the city and lagoon can be had by taking the elevator to the top of this bell tower.

广场中央的钟楼。在这钟楼上，可以俯视整个城市和礁湖。






We just walked there without any specific purpose. Well, it's really enjoyable and relax. I could never enjoy walking that much.

我们就是这样在威尼斯乱乱走， 真的很写意，完全没有压力。从来不知道走路可以是那么地享受。




To be continued ~ Venice Italy Part 2

待续 ~ 意大利威尼斯（二）