Top 10 Travel Experiences: Sunrise in Venice

 

Sunrise in Venice

I was fortunate to be able to stay on the island of Venice in a vacation rental owned by one of my former exchange student, Alessio's family.  This allowed me the rare opportunity to experience Venice in the early morning hours before most people were awake.  This feeling of being the only one in Venice was magical.  As crowded as Venice is with tourists (this was October), this felt like an experience that very few people had.  Below are some of the pictures I took along the way to the St. Mark's Square.  I'm sure you can see from the pictures what a beautifully mesmerizing experience this was.  

“I have never in my life been so struck by any place as by Venice. It is the wonder of the world. Dreamy, beautiful, inconsistent, impossible, wicked, shadowy, d-able old place. I entered it by night, and the sensation of that night and the bright morning that followed is a part of me for the rest of my existence.”

– In a letter sent by Charles Dickens (1812-1870)