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 Well, I guess we really did survive the Venice Flood of 2018!! It was described in the New York Times and other newspapers. 

We were kept warm and safe by our tour guide. We walked around St Mark's Square as you saw yesterday; had our lunch of pizza in the rising water and were back in our hotel by 1pm. High tide was about 2pm. Our hotel had been newly renovated against flooding; so like I said we were warm and safe!!

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We had the most delightful pizza today for lunch!! You'll see a picture of us sitting in the flood water enjoying lunch. Life goes on!!

And because of this flooding, boats can't get under most of the bridges so no gondola rides!

And we won't be able to visit one of the nearby islands tomorrow. In fact, the water is so high that our Grand Circle Cruise boat, the Artemus, can't dock anywhere near Venice. We'll be bussed out tomorrow to meet our boat south in Reevena.

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So the forces of nature have all built up here so that the water in all of the canals has risen up over its banks and flooded the city. 

Our tour guide was nice enough to get us all water boots to keep our feet dry as we walk the streets of the city. You'll see the pictures of the boots, all very colorful; and of us trudging through the water filled alleys. We were instructed to walk carefully so as not to make a wake that would make a wave of water attack someone walking nearby.

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Venice - Acqua alta

 
Subsidence had led to the seasonal Acqua alta when much of the city's surface is occasionally covered at high tide. 

Well, we are here at this very special time!!!! And there's more!!! 

Not only does the water in the canals rise and fall with the tide of the Adriatic Sea, there's been a full moon which increases the rise and fall. There is also a big storm moving through this part of the country, bringing with it a lot of rain and wind.

(to be continued)