{"id":5442,"date":"2018-01-21T20:46:34","date_gmt":"2018-01-21T18:46:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?p=5442"},"modified":"2018-01-21T20:46:34","modified_gmt":"2018-01-21T18:46:34","slug":"venice-beautiful-canals-and-streets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?p=5442","title":{"rendered":"Venice &#8211; beautiful canals and streets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">This time around it is my second time in <strong>Venice<\/strong>. While most people love Venice and consider it the city of charm, romance and beautiful architecture. Personally, I feel like Venice lacks a soul. Venice nowadays is almost 100% tourism business, very few Venetians even live in town anymore.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">But even though Venice is not my favorite city, one can still appreciate the beautiful architecture and historical significance of the city. Rivaling merchant families led to the impressive and opulent <strong>palazzi<\/strong> along the <strong>Canale Grande<\/strong>, best seen from a vaporetto.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5443\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?attachment_id=5443\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5443\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5443\" class=\"wp-image-5443\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/11\/1710_venice_canals_01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5443\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">beautiful Canale Grande<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5444\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?attachment_id=5444\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5444\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5444\" class=\"wp-image-5444\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/11\/1710_venice_canals_02.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5444\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">canals<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5445\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?attachment_id=5445\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5445\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5445\" class=\"wp-image-5445\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/11\/1710_venice_canals_03.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5445\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">peak<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5446\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?attachment_id=5446\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5446\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5446\" class=\"wp-image-5446\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/11\/1710_venice_canals_04.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5446\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">tourists going to the Bridge of Sighs<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5447\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?attachment_id=5447\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5447\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5447\" class=\"wp-image-5447\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/11\/1710_venice_canals_05.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5447\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">golden hour in Venice<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">Let&#8217;s also appreciate the narrow and shaded alleyways, revealing more of typical Venice architecture. Venice is a city for getting lost and wandering around.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5448\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?attachment_id=5448\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5448\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5448\" class=\"wp-image-5448\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/11\/1710_venice_canals_06.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5448\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">saturated<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5449\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?attachment_id=5449\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5449\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5449\" class=\"wp-image-5449\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/11\/1710_venice_canals_07.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"599\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5449\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">colorful windows<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5450\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?attachment_id=5450\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5450\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5450\" class=\"wp-image-5450\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/11\/1710_venice_canals_08.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5450\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">beautiful door<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5451\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?attachment_id=5451\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5451\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5451\" class=\"wp-image-5451\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/11\/1710_venice_canals_09.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5451\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">red tones<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5452\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?attachment_id=5452\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5452\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5452\" class=\"wp-image-5452\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/11\/1710_venice_canals_10.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5452\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">green and reds<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5453\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?attachment_id=5453\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5453\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5453\" class=\"wp-image-5453\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/11\/1710_venice_canals_11.jpg?w=750\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5453\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Garibaldi<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5454\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?attachment_id=5454\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5454\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5454\" class=\"wp-image-5454\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/11\/1710_venice_canals_12.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5454\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">on the wall<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5455\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?attachment_id=5455\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5455\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5455\" class=\"wp-image-5455\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/11\/1710_venice_canals_13.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5455\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Canale Grande<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">At last, a night stroll shows off the buildings, illuminated by soft yellow lights. Glowing, isn&#8217;t it&#8230;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5456\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?attachment_id=5456\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5456\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5456\" class=\"wp-image-5456\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/11\/1710_venice_canals_14.jpg?w=750\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5456\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">from Academia &#8211; at night<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align:right;\">October 26th &#8211; November 1st 2017<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5457,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,10],"tags":[97,192,193,600,903,932,1239,1287],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5442"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5442"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5442\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5442"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5442"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}