I did not take that gondola ride

@allknowing (153529)
India
March 6, 2016 1:26am CST
In Amsterdam the guy who took us on that canal ride was honest in telling us why that water looked green and dirty. It was too late to jump off that boat and so I went through it all the plus point being that ride took us round amsterdam. When I reached Venice I did not join that 'Q' for the gondola ride as I was now equipped with the knowledge why the water looked green. Here is a link that tells you more. http://www.italoamericano.org/story/2013-4-5/Venice-Canals
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Shavkat
@Shavkat (141905)
• Philippines
6 Mar 16
If I have the chance, I will try to ride it. Since it is a chance of a lifetime. I will feel bad if not tried such a wonderful ride.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
6 Mar 16
Since I already had an experience in Amsterdam I did nor miss much
Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
6 Mar 16
I have been in a barge in Amsterdam and I agree that the water in those canals is atrocious. As for Venice, I have no complaints at all about the canals. I still have a photograph somewhere of myself and an ex girlfriend in a gondola in Venice.
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Koalemos
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
6 Mar 16
@allknowing We saw some young boys diving in the canal and swimming, which did seem a little extreme.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
6 Mar 16
@Asylum If you have the time visit that link I have provided. Those boys must have been trying to impress their girlfriends oblivious of the water smelling to high heaven
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
6 Mar 16
Truth be told. Since you were with your girlfriend catch you being worried how dirty the water was.
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marcyaz
@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
6 Mar 16
Sorry that you had to stay on that boat at that point in time but you did have other things you sound as if you had fun seeing.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
6 Mar 16
Package tours always have options to ,make up
Anna
@LadyDuck (502573)
• Italy
6 Mar 16
I have never understood why tourists love so much Venice, it's smelly, it's crowded and it's expensive. Weird!
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
6 Mar 16
It was part of our package But there were attractions such as St. Mark Square and Murano Glass Works. I also liked the beach
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Anna
@LadyDuck (502573)
• Italy
6 Mar 16
@allknowing I suppose that this is the case for most tourists, Venice is part of a tourist package.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382258)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Mar 16
I'm not sure I even want to know why the water is green!
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
6 Mar 16
Those who took the Gondola ride from our group told us that they did not like it as the water was smelling.
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Kewkumber
@Ladypeace (2028)
• Singapore
6 Mar 16
How lovely that you took a trip to Venice. I didn't know that the canal's water was that gross. It contains human waste, factory waste and home waste.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
6 Mar 16
They should purify that before taking tourists on those rides,
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Amber
@AmbiePam (120904)
• United States
6 Mar 16
That must have been quite disappointing.
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@allknowing (153529)
• India
6 Mar 16
But that does not stop tourists from taking those rides
Alfredo Rossi
@amadeo (111937)
• United States
6 Mar 16
I have been to Italy so many times.Venice not too crazy about it.My favorite is Florence.Venice you smell sewerage there. Water been green for so many years.Go to Tuscany
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Reine25
@Lucky15 (37391)
• Philippines
6 Mar 16
Not going.either. haha
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