Thoughts of Venice

Charles in Venice, Italy, 1990s

I came across an old image of myself when I was younger and 140 pounds and had all of my hair, a mustache and the same amount of teeth as I do now. Only then I was in Venice, the most beautiful city on Earth. 

Thoughts of Venice and Italy evoked me to smile immediately.  So fondly I remember that most gorgeous of cities where every step and movement and even the rare silence is memorable  of winding canals and palaces and glass and doors and windows and even the pigeons in San Mark's square where  I ate Venetian gelato and saw the blackest of tall skinny African men selling gadgets so excited me.  

Italy (for me) is the most beautiful of countries along with America's Far West on Earth.

Venice canal

If all the worlds in the universe had a contest of the most beautiful I suspect Venice and Italy and America's Far West would be among places chosen to represent the Earth...

Venice main canal and in the distance the dome of St Mark's Basilica.

Check out beautiful travel art photos of Venice by Mary Serantoni in a blog about Venice by Stephanie Kay-Kok .

Beautiful Venice, Italy