TODAY we strolled deserted alleyways under lines of laundry overhead, sat on park benches with a water view and barely a soul around.
We walked across suburban squares and up bridges far from the madding crowd and into the sound of silence.
All of this we did in Venice.
Five days earlier, the story had been very different. Venice was all about crowds and excitement, gondola serenades, pushing past walking tour groups to peer into shop windows or pasticcerias, busily photographing every quaint canal, every soaring monument, every bustling campo.
But we had spotted parkland not far from the multitudes of the Grand Canal boat and gondola terminals and San Marco Square while on the way to Burano Island by boat and also wanted to see where the locals live in areas such as Castello.
We found paradise, peace and quiet and fell in love with the unique water city all over again.
Who knew Venice was actually Venetian Twins: the boisterous, fun, showy one and the more laid-back one with the inner beauty.
Together, they make quite a pair. We're glad we met both.
Lesson of the day: You can discover more about a city in one day than some people learn in multiple visits if they don't know where to look.
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