Passing through
Its a real shock when you first witness this , a giant cruise liner making its way down the Canale della Giudecca separating the main island with Giudecca bringing in a new influx of tourists to the city . This fragile old city having to accommodate all these giant vessels in its near vicinity , the scale between the two looks terrifying , the impact of the modern world with its mass tourism seems daunting .
The Doges Palace is on the left with the columns with the Lion of St. Mark the symbol of the city and St. Theodore the first patron saint of the city .
This is early in the morning , the start of yet another day before the masses arrive , the only people about are the street cleaners who sweep the this public square daily and the odd photographer trying to get some early morning captures .
Piazzetta St. Marco
Venice
Passing through
Its a real shock when you first witness this , a giant cruise liner making its way down the Canale della Giudecca separating the main island with Giudecca bringing in a new influx of tourists to the city . This fragile old city having to accommodate all these giant vessels in its near vicinity , the scale between the two looks terrifying , the impact of the modern world with its mass tourism seems daunting .
The Doges Palace is on the left with the columns with the Lion of St. Mark the symbol of the city and St. Theodore the first patron saint of the city .
This is early in the morning , the start of yet another day before the masses arrive , the only people about are the street cleaners who sweep the this public square daily and the odd photographer trying to get some early morning captures .
Piazzetta St. Marco
Venice