Whilst there the island was visited by the famous sirocco - the hot strikes of wind that blow in from the North of Africa. It provoked the rise of sea levels and a rapid inundation of many parts of the city. As a reference Thomas Mann in Death in Venice described it well.
It was fun to see everyone playing around in the water and all the collectors of art trying to leave their 5 star hotels and having to take off their fancy shoes and step into the filthy sewer smelling water, that in some cases went up to their knees.
Also fun was the maze that the city became, many streets were transformed into dead end alleys and trying to escape them was an adventurous task!
Maybe, Venice is Sinking after all!? I prefer to think otherwise...
(image from www.bikehike.com)
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