Venice, Gondola Parking, mid 1990s

By the mid-1990s there are larger flowers in the flower boxes, but not much else has changed in the past few years, in the look of the exterior of the hotel.

More than once we have snuck into a construction site to see an almost completely new building being built within the ancient walls. One time while taking video of a construction project, the workmen dropped their tools, placed their arms on each other’s shoulders, and sang at the top of their voices. Now why didn’t we tape more of that performance?

At one place well east of St. Mark’s, we were surprised to see several buildings that had been recently re-stuccoed and painted to look like new buildings. But we saw that in only that one location, far from where tourists were expected to visit.