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Easter in Venice with a four-year-old

[Guest post by Allesandro Melillo in Venice, Italy] So, without any care to the weather forecast, to the flood of people expected on Easter weekend, and to a chronic cold that we've dragged since the beginning of winter, we went to Venice as soon as the Easter holidays started. This time, infected by my sketchbooks left in every room, Elena decided to bring hers, and Olivia, who's to be four at the end of the month, claimed one for herself. I hurried to bind one with two stiff cardboard covers.

Going to Venice with a four-year-old daughter forces you to stop often, it prevents you from staying too long indoors and lets you enjoy the small details. 

The unbearable mess of people and stalls which crowd the Rialto Bridge makes way, a few streets down, for Campo Rialto Novo (above), a small hidden square where no one goes.

It was beautiful to stop in Campo Morosini (above), even with subsequent showers, to affix the statue of Niccolò Tommaseo on paper next to a streetlamp. Likewise, to quickly sketch in less than a minute at a ferry stop, the Dogana Point, looking towards San Giorgio Island (below left).

And to catch the frightening expression of a Black Death doctor's mask (above). Many don't know it's not actually a mask, but workwear. And instead of the San Tomà church, I sketched old houses around the church (see at the top of the post).

Burano is so picturesque and colourful. As expected, I'm pushed into the San Martino church to draw the cross, covered until Easter with a purple cloth (above).

Once back in Mestre, the most Venetian thing of all: cicchetti (sort of like Spanish tapas) and a glass of tocai wine, in the fantastic "El Bacaro" (above) where we ate twice.

Cicchetti

Who cares if Saturday was way too rainy. Who cares if San Marco Square was half flooded by high water. Even if we got drenched to the bone and angry with the unbearable holiday crowd of people, Venice is always touching. It’s a pity though that Venice doesn’t give something more: ramps for the impaired, better information, itineraries for families and children, theme tours, street performances and much more. And then on top of this, Venice is sinking and people face high prices.

But because people go there anyway, Venice relies on its uniqueness and its two thousand years of history. Tourist-hating Venice would be desert without the tourists. It's a pity, sure, but the joy of seeing a four-year-old baby getting mad with wonder in front of all that irrational beauty, well, that paid us back enough.

See you next time, Venice.

Alessandro Melillo is an architect based in Forte dei Marmi, Italy. He is a member of Urban Sketchers Italy. You can see more of Alex's sketches. 

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