Water system in Venice, Italy
After staying at a country for about 2 months, travelers should be able to get a general idea of how to navigate around the area without relying on their phone.
However with Venice, it was not as easy. I often got lost around Venice, with or without intention of exploring every corner of this beautiful city.
Compare to Seattle which only have one side of water and one side of , Venice and its water is interwoven. You have a high chance of seeing water whenever you're at the dead end. Or not.
Sometimes you don't expect to see the water even when you know it's somewhere around you. Maybe behind these silent houses with closed doors and windows.
I was walking in this little town. We walked toward a narrowed and dark street that we would never dare to come close by night time.
And here you discover the light at the end, the smell of water, and the sound of chirping birds.
You keep walking until you see it. And you sit there for hours wondering how did people build this and how have they been living with this.
The materials were bricks, woods and stones. And the road looks like it's sinking. No, it's nothing like a titanic sinking scene. It was still and calm, and it has been in this sinking mode for thousands of years.
Technically you can still swim and get to another side of the road. But I rather sit down and enjoy my time.
Here is the painting I made when I reach the end of the tunnel.
Painting technique: watercolor and ink pen.
You don't have to draw all the details, just dip your brush into water and some colors, use your finger to spray and spread all the color from the brush's tip onto paper.
Stand up and be quick with the brush strokes. All the pen stokes were pretty much random but it has to be at the right place.
Google Map: Venice, Metropolitan City of Venice, Italy
Note for travelers: Get a physical water-proof map.
