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Real Name: Rex Vaughan
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Acqua Alta: Bring your boots or wellies!
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    • As you probably already know, Venice is slowly sinking which makes it suseptible to flooding which happens many times during a year particularly around March and November (but it can happen any season). This creates all sorts of problems for tourists, not to mention the locals. I am sure the moisture makes maintenance of their homes a problem and the city's population has diminished to half what it was 50 years ago.

    When we were eating one night we encountered a family from Louisiana who had been in Interlaken (they pronounced it with a long "a"). They said it was raining so much there that they decided to come to Venice. We left the next morning and found this photo in one of the newspapers. We found it amusing that they had come to avoid the rain, but I am sure they were not amused in the least!

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    domenicococozza Thu Aug 23, 2007 17:00 UTC
     I like your approach to Venice. Very well balanced, thank you    		deecat Wed Jun 7, 2006 18:03 UTC
     A personable look at Venice. Enjoyed the story of the southern family and the rain. Thanks for making my memories of Venice more vivid. It's only been two years since we were there, but the experience was delightful.
    ettenaj Sat Mar 5, 2005 18:58 UTC
     I went to Venice when I was only eleven years old but I remember it very well.    		jelw Fri Mar 4, 2005 06:21 UTC
     All roads lead to St. Marks eventually. Ahh, to be lost in Venice again. All the startling & lovely sites ;-)
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