Who says the French have the lock on joie de vivre? Go to Venice. Take in the Sweet Life on the Grand Canal. Have a carafe of table wine, and feel the wind in your hair
(or fur!).

Venetians could submit written complaints against other citizens. You had to drop your letter in the mouth..

Cupolas shaped like heads of garlic, and adorned with snowflake like structures. Statues dot the structures everywhere. Truly a fantastic Byzantine structure–and that’s just the exterior!

The Symbol of St. Mark, the winged lion, and a Doge genuflecting. Lions are better with wings. This is at the Doge’s Palace.

Fade to black with the dueling orchestras, a glass of prosecco and take it all in, while you can. Saint Mark’s Square at night is magical. There is truly no other place like it.