Are pigeons vain?

Probably not, but then let's think for a second of Piazza San Marco "The drawing room of Europe". For years now, pigeons expect tourists to extend their arms so that they sit on them and be photographed*. So can they be vain?

I think not. However can they adjust to the environment? For sure. San Marco such a touristic attraction as it has been for years, encouraged the birds to develop this habit. The compensation of course is what else but...

crumbs :-)



*My grandmother and two of her daughters have been taken pictures with pigeons sitting on them over their honeymoon.




The Pigeon Poem

The Pigeon is taking food away from her mate today,
or he is taking food away from his mate today.
She is taking food to put on fat for winter time,
or he is taking food from her to dine.
Pigeons are like people cause people are like that.
feeding Pigeons in the park is fine,
old people have the time, to dine with pigeons;
Time i have today:
the time i play away
thinking of (?)
the pigeons as I dine.
I am fine.
She is putting on her fat.
He is just out to dine.
People are like pigeons.
people are like that.

Charles Hice

Noodles or Pasta?

Pasta-noodles please. And here comes a small bowl of finger-thick, brown-spotted mushy pasta. Where else could this happen but in the mecca of pasta, Italy. And who could order such a dish but an Asian. The dish was delicious. Grazie Mille.


PS: The restaurant is on Calle de la Madona very close to Ponte di Rialto. On that alley you can find two fantastic restaurants. The one is called Diavolo, the other Madona (which I guess it's fine as long as the two do not meet).

If you cannot get lost in Venice why go?

The center of the city "San Marco" is very small. By the time you take two wrong turns, you will probably be back at the starting point or even better where you were initially planing to go. If so, then what's the big deal about the capital of Veneto?

The night

Around 22:00 the city gets deserted and it's then that the city puts on its seductive dress. The dress code requires you put on a white linen shirt, a pair of loose trousers and some sexy leather shoes. Did I mention your favorite perfume? No maps, no cameras please. Walk slowly and hear the echo from you steps as you wander through the wonderland called Venice.