Day 8. Venice – San Marco and small streets

The next day, I went to St. Mark's Square and the Doge's Palace. Of course, there were a lot of people, and I understood in advance that Venice is not the place where you can count on the complete absence of tourists in the center. But when I stopped trying to take the perfect photo without a single person in the frame, it became much easier to just enjoy what was happening.

View of the Basilica from St. Mark's Square

The courtyard of the Doge's Palace

After the main attractions, I purposely walked away from the busiest streets. And that's where the Venice that I particularly liked began: small bridges, narrow passages, windows of old houses, boats against the walls and a completely peaceful life outside the main tourist routes. Sometimes I would just stop in the middle of the street and think that if I didn't know where I was, I might think I was in an old movie set.

In the evening, I walked along the canals for a long time and got a little lost again. But for some reason, getting lost in Venice is not scary at all, because even when you don't understand where you are, there will almost always be a beautiful canal, bridge or small square ahead. However, when I finally found my way back, my legs clearly believed that the excursion program for today had been over-fulfilled.