Every 2 years there is a Biennale for the Arts in Venice (every other year there is one for architecture 
) which assembles in principle the whole world in one place. Usually visits are divided in 2 parts: there is the area of the Arsenal where the Republic of Venice created their ships and there is the area (next to it) in Giardini (garden) which hosts some country pavilions. As this part is rather old (from around 1920 onwards they were built) pavilions still have names like Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, etc. which resemble a time long gone.
As Venice is a lagoon arriving there can be either done by train or boat
Our hotel offers a free shuttle boat so we waited
finally
whoosh
along the old constructions
Well, we were faster
quite a lot…
Approaching Murano (where they make the glass) towards our hotel (no, not this palace… a bit more modern, please).
Eerie lights
Hold it…
Finally 
Evening scenes
Next day – taking pictures…
Churches and water cisterns everywhere
The lagoon is pretty alive
As can be seen everwhere
I am subject of interest due to my camera…
Pigeon rooster
Fancy a mansion?
Nice backyards
And lazy cats
The epitome of the Venetian cat
age is beautiful
The chimneys made all the difference
Old, old…
Brrrr… Kitsch…
Again – life in abundance. It looks (and smells in a good way!) like the lagoon is getting much better
These windows are just great
A saint was taken down
Our hotel entrance
Yep – that’s getting interesting
He knows what he does
Yummy…
View from our room – the hotel is actually a converted glass factory. Just stunning and very nice
Cool design
The mussels are nibbling down the wood
Systematically
A sunny ride
Now we made it into Giardini
Layout of African cities (especially white / black distribution) and breeding patterns of mosquitos and other insects
Colours of the earth
Nature collection
Cool!
Large scale clothes
A view to the eatery
mountain in fog
“the roof came down”
Scenes…
A Japanese artist
Scenes II
Cool installation with balls and floating devices
Scenes III
No longer existent country flags
Scenes IV
Art is everywhere
An old animal skin merchant’s shop in Athens
“News of the fukt world”
Australia
Post-Modernism at its best
3D plots
Don’t lean against the wall
Scenes V
English pavilion
Canada
Germany
Japan – our favourite
Nordic countries
Well, Russia…
The Swatch pavilion
That was part I – more to follow next week… There will be plenty of B/W and colour images, too but I have to develop and scan them first…
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