Florence and Venice

Tourist photographing in Saint Mark's Square, Venice.

Florence. An asian tourist in Piazza Signoria by the David statue.

Canal Grande, in front of the railway station.

British tourists in Saint Mark's Square during an high tide wave.

Florence, a moment of the "scoppio del carro", a traditional easter celebrations.

Alexander, 21, sell theatre tickets. He came from Belgrade to study Japanese at the University, which is expanding under the rpessure of new students.

The "suite del Doge" at the Danieli Hotel, which costs 4000 euros/night. Lately, in addition to US and European customers, Russian and Asiatic ones started to become more frequent.

An abandoned house in the city center. The cost of maintaining a building is such that many are now empty.

A man and is radio controlled model car in Isolotto, one of the suburb areas of Florence. The old part of Florence has suffered a constant loss of residents, who moved to the periphery.

Tourist observe the David by Michelangelo. The mean time of permanence inside the Accademia is about 7 minutes, as tourist rush to the famous statue without paying attention to the other masterpieces in the museum.

Two tourists have just arrived after a bus ride and pose for theior first picture in Vencie, at the Tronchetto area.

On the way to Venice.

School trip students in Venice.

A cruiser passing in the Giudecca channel. Pollution in the city is very hiugh also due to the sulphur produced by the large diesel engines of these boats. Such compounds are very corrosive and dangerous for monuments.

Bird seeds seller in Saint Mark's Square, Venice.

Florence, people waiting for the "Scoppio del Carro", a traditional easter celebration.

Tourists refreshing in the Arno river, Florence.

In the bus parking area of Tronchetto, during the lunch break, a bus driver rests in the luggage compartment of the bus. Tourists often visit the city for just one day.