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   eribosot (eribosot@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 10-Jan-2025 19:04:16 JST eribosot

   After we had visited the Basilica di San Marco in Venice, we decided to make our way back to the train station on foot. The journey took us through a seemingly endless maze of narrow streets. As dusk fell, we ran into a group of Spanish-speaking tourists with a guide, blasting Latin American music on a speaker as they navigated the alleyways. It took me a while to realize that the music served a practical purpose: it was a way for stragglers to find the group again in this labyrinthine city.

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     eribosot (eribosot@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 10-Jan-2025 19:52:56 JST eribosot

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     • Firehorseart Lives!

     @srfirehorseart Some "streets" are barely wide enough for one (skinny) person, and the buildings on either end are three stories high --somewhat claustrophobic.

     Once in a while, an alleyway will open into a small square with a random church, but there's nothing even remotely like a thoroughfare. Well, apart from the Grand Canal.

     I really think this is what Paris was like before they tore it all down to build the big avenues.

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     Firehorseart Lives! (srfirehorseart@ohai.social)'s status on Friday, 10-Jan-2025 19:52:57 JST Firehorseart Lives!

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     Wow. I imagine that winding narrow streets are a feature of many old cities but I hadn't pictured Venice like that until you said it.

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     eribosot (eribosot@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 10-Jan-2025 22:52:36 JST eribosot

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     • Venetia

     By the way, shout out to @v_for_verbosity for having the most appropriate username to favorite this toot.