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我們南下進入了意大利。
今天的行程是遊覽威尼斯。威尼斯是意大利的重要港口，這座城市建在海邊淺水灘上，平均水深1.5米。威尼斯由118個小島組成，並以 177條水道、401座橋梁連成一體，以船相通，有水上都市之稱。
這是進入威尼斯的碼頭。
我們坐上了渡輪，看見停靠在威尼斯碼頭的遊輪。
我的朋友早一個月乘遊輪遊威尼斯，分享了她拍的照片，從很高的角度俯視威尼斯，有一種遊輪壓頂的氣勢。
渡輪慢慢地向前行駛，藍天與藍水之間的景色自然地流淌著，導遊所講的竊賊遍地的故事真是煞風景。
看見了名震天下的聖馬可廣場。
我們這次沒有坐貢多拉，選擇了穿街走巷看水道。
女兒在著名的歎息橋前留影。
當然威尼斯不光有水路，旱路也很有趣，有著餐館、冷飲店、禮品店，還有古跡。
聖馬可廣場世界被拿破侖譽為歐洲最美麗的客廳。
聖馬可大教堂
大教堂天花板上的鑲金圖畫與大理石地上的拚花圖案
總督府（Palazzo Ducale）
然後我們上了廣場上的鍾樓，在15層樓上俯視威尼斯。
聖馬可廣場
聖馬可大教堂
總督府
女兒在鍾樓上照相留影，旁邊來了一個七歲男孩，輕輕地拍了一下她的肩膀。“嘿。”
女兒偏了一下頭，“小弟弟，你好！”
男孩微微一笑，“我不是弟弟，我是哥哥！”
“7歲的想做12歲的哥哥？”女兒遲疑了一下。
男孩挺倔強的，“輩份就是輩份！”
女兒擁抱了一下男孩，“不管誰大誰小，讓我們一起來欣賞威尼斯的美景。“
這一幕隻發生於我的腦袋，一分鍾的小小說。不過也是很巧的事情，在威尼斯他倆都穿紅衣服，回家後比較了照片才發現的。
還有一個共同點，他倆都喜歡聖馬可廣場上的鴿子。
2000年的時候，威尼斯政府對鴿子的政策是招安，歡迎觀光客喂養鴿子。不僅在聖馬可廣場上出售鴿食，而且還將成群飛翔的鴿子照片印上明信片。
現在威尼斯政府的鴿子政策改了，禁止觀光客喂養鴿子。他們討厭鴿子，驅逐鴿子，在許多建築上敲上一排細釘子，不讓鴿子有立足之地，在雕塑外麵罩上網子，不讓鴿子有任何機會撒野。
女兒當然是站在政府一邊，奔著跑著，追趕著鴿子廣場上的鴿子。她的任務完成得不錯，方圓十米一隻鴿子也沒有噢。
女兒日記
17 day trip – day 10
I'm on day 10 already! 7 more days left.
Venezzia / Venice: three out of five
When I first came into Venice, I was a bit nervous because the tour guide had warned about pickpockets. He had a lot of stories about them, especially one type. They're called gypsies and don't hide the fact that they are pickpockets. Once, a person complained that the gypsies should get a job so they don't have to steal and a gypsy replied, "This is our job!" Venice, also known as Venezzia, has a lot of pigeons. In fact, there are so many that it's against the law to feed them. A lot of people still do, though. Chasing the pigeons is very fun. Sometimes, I walk into a huge flock, or just pick a pigeon to follow and chase. The pigeons aren't too afraid of people. The main method of transportation is going in boats, but I didn't go on them except to get to and from Venice. There is a huge area in the center of the city, where there is a tower and a church. That's St. Mark's square, the only big square in the city. (It's also a lopsided shape, too!) I went into the church and up the tower. The tower has 15 floors! I'm glad that there's an elevator. The view from the top of the towers is very good. From that height, I could see not just Venice, but the islands around it.
Today, three people got lost. First, one person got lost. Then, the other two people decided to look for that person. The first person came back, but the other two had to be left behind! They eventually took a water taxi to the mainland.
