Well, we did go to the market and although I cannot swear to it we may have seen the last mango. Our day started at 5.30 with a yomp to the Accademia Bridge. I wanted to test blue hour there and here are pre and post dawn:
Then it was back to the hotel for a balcony scene. Shirley, Shirley, wherefore art thou, Shirley?
Three random shots to close out the trip as we fly back to HK tomorrow.
An archway at the market:
A Charlie Chaplin performer – we saw him many times and I enjoyed his little turns.
And to close on, the elegance of Venezia. Madam, I could not resist this. I am sorry. Bellissima.
This has been best month ever for stats. Thank you all for the support as I have been a receiver more than a giver this month. There is a lot more to share but tomorrow afternoon we head for Doha then on to Hong Kong and chaos.
Great trip, thanks for sharing such wonderful shots!
Thanks Victor. Back to normal soon.
Thoroughly enjoyed accompanying you and Mrs Ha on your travels. Sublime photos and witty narration make for a very pleasant time, thanks very much !
Thank you Jenny. Much appreciated.
Love the B&W of the sun rays. Have a safe trip back to chaos! Sounds like a whole lotta bickering going on.
Safe travels, Andrew.
Sono tute bellissime queste foto, ma la prima è veramente eccezionale!!
Ciao, Pat
Thank you Pat. I was happy with the first but most were spoiled by the way the lights looked. This one they were ok. 😊
I enjoyed your vacation, too! Thanks for taking the time to blog and share your images with us.
Take care in HK. I hope you and Mrs. Ha avoid police/government/protesting confrontation. Very worrying.
Thanks for this lovely pre- holiday taste of things to come. Hope HK gets better soon.
You managed to find a lot of colour as well as the usual frames, Andrew.
Love the time-lapse in the GC !
La signora del giornale … brutta. Ecco.
[grin]
The blue hour photo is spectacular. The last one is quite an interesting pic of a lady that had lots of ear studs. 🙂
Yes Yvonne, I enjoy blue hour very much. But no ear studs for me.
Great shots, personal favourites are Charlie Chaplin and the light trails across the water. I hope all is ok when you get back to Hong Kong.
Random shots? An extemporary portrait of a city, i’d call it. A fine one, at that… Enjoy your flight!
Unwinding now Alessandro and doing battle with Lightroom 😦
Love your selection of random photos from Venice … especially the first one with the trail of coloured lights. Simply magical 🙂
I enjoyed tagging along with you on your vacation. Your photos, as usual, were gorgeous 🙂
Thank you so much Joanne. It’s been fun in the main.
I’ve really enjoyed this journey of yours. Feel as though I’ve got to know some places I really should get to know better. Thank you and safe journey.
Best stay in Yorkshire Simon. Much safer and probably better food. Jolly might like riding the vaporetti though.
Glimpses of our favourite city much enjoyed. The arch/staircase/rooftops and yellow walls is such a striking composition. Love the final shot; there is someone who knows exactly how she wants to live life and has no hassles doing it. I’m interested that your eye lights so much on the colour of the surroundings. For my Venice is coolest, greyest city. I know the colour is there, but I see all the minimal shades.
Yes Andrew, your Venice shots are breathtaking! Thanks for sharing!
I thoroughly enjoyed this trip~ thank you so much for sharing it with us. I doubt that I shall ever travel to Europe but these photos made me feel like I could smell and feel it a little bit. Especially the morning shots which, of course, I shall never see for myself 🙂