2. IMPRESSIONS FROM VENICE SHORT TRIP FROM 14 th TO 15 th OF APRIL 2008

3. DAISUKE & NADINE & ELJATHA & JEANETTE & JONATHAN SCHNEIDER. MOLTKESTRASSE 11. 73734 ESSLINGEN. GERMANY. MACHEURLAUB@GMX.DE

4. VENICE

5. CANALE GRANDE

6. AT ST. MARK´S SQUARE

7. THE DOGE´S PALACE WITHOUT ANY TOURISTS AT 5 O´CLOCK IN THE MORNING. THE CITY WAKES UP, ONLY THE SWEEPERS MAKE SOME NOISE.

8. MEETING PLACE OF ALL THE GONDOLAS AT MIDNIGHT

9. CANALE GRANDE WITH RIALTO BRIDGE AT TWILIGHT

10. MORNING FOG OVER ONE OF THE HUNDRETS OF CANALS

11. OUR ROOM IN THE MORNING

12. THE BASILICA DURING RAINFALL IN THE VERY EARLY MORNING. IT IS A BEAUTIFUL IMPRESSION WITH THE WET PIAZZA REFLECTING THE LIGHTS.

13. THE VENICE SHOWDOWN OF JAMES BOND 007 CASINO ROYALE SEEN FROM A GONDOLA ON THE RIGHT SIDE.

14. DETAIL OF A COLUMN AT ST. MARK`S SQUARE

15. SELF PORTRAIT

16. TO BE A GONDOLIERE IS A DISTINGUISHED JOB HERE. ONLY TWO OR THREE OF HUNDRETS OF COMPETITORS WILL PASS THE DIFFICULT SCRUTINY EVERY YEAR.

17. NADINE IS FEEDING PIGEONS.

18. MAYBE IT WORKS TO SEND ME TO VENICE, TOO! (OUR THREE CHILDREN WAIT AT HOME AT NADINE´S PARENTS.)

19. Supermarket BILLA Room in Venice Rialto bridge St. Marko`s square Central station Piazzale Roma Canale grande S Maria d. Salute Pizzeria DA RINO Fish & fruit market IMPORTANT INSIDER INFORMATION FOR US. Supermarket BILLA with normal prices is on the right side after the church S. Apostoli.. Gondola tours cost 80 Euro / 30 min., after 7 p.m. 20 Euro more.. fruit market on Monday, fresh fish on Tuesday. Pizzeria DA RINO offers very good and cheap pizza, other food is good but are small portions.. Bed & breakfast of Room in Venice is extremely good, clean, very well located and not expensive with 85 Euro / double room / night incl. breakfast. Claudette is very helpful, nice and prepares a good breakfast, served in your room. www.roominvenice.com. The most impressive time was lonely during a rainfall in twilight very early in the morning. Car parking Bridge to mainland M A I N L A N D I T A L Y G U L F O F V E N I C E

20. DESIGN AND PHOTOGRAPHS COPYRIGHT BY DAISUKE SCHNEIDER. PHOTOGRAPHY OF COLUMN MADE BY GÜNTER SCHNEIDER. 2008 c

21. PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN WITH DIGITAL SONY DSC-R1

22. ...AND WHEN WILL YOU COME TO VENICE?