Phespirit goes to Italy
Venice     March 1997

PIAZZETTA SAN MARCO

Not a drop of flood water to be seen in this view from the Basilica San Marco.

That's the Doge's Palace on the left.

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PIAZZA SAN MARCO

The chino-wearing Phespirit takes a stance in Piazza San Marco.

Local coffee vendors scowl as he resolutely refuses to pawn all his possessions for the price of a demitasse.

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THE GRAND CANAL

Aural evidence says that "Santa Lucia" is the only song in the repertoire of Venetian gondoliers on the Grand Canal.

Phespirit avoided boarding a gondoler.

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