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Venice is more magical in your own boat, says Danny Wheeler
THE magnificent Gothic arches of the Palazzo Ducale at the entrance to St Mark's Square lay to my right, the beautiful Renaissance facade of San Giorgio's church to my left and the inspiring dome of the Santa Maria della Salute in front, but my eyes were focused in only one direction: dead ahead.See the full content of this document
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Cruising the Blue Laguna
"There's a local ferry pulling out at seven o'clock, another one pulling in at ten and a river taxi coming up fast on your left," shouts my navigator.
"To your right there's a barge carrying a crane and two speedboats are also heading towards us. Oh, and there's a car ferry a way off behind but it looks like it might catch up." Our pleasant, peaceful boating trip to Venice had taken a serious turn. We were in the Canale della Giudecca and behind the wheel, I sudden...See the full content of this document
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