As we get into the Inverno time of year, the waters in Venezia rise now and then.
Here's a piece at msnbc.com on the most recent "Acqua Alta".
Time to break out the rubber boots and practice walking the plank.
To read more about Venice's perennial high-water problem, check out these two previous Gondola Blog posts:
http://gondolablog.blogspot.com/2008/06/acqua-alta.html
http://gondolablog.blogspot.com/2008/10/acqua-alta.html
Also, René at Venice Kayak took some terrific photos of a record high Acqua Alta last year, which you can see on his blog.
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I think it is beyond rubber boots and planks this year. Very high water for three days in a row, that was unprecedented in Venice so far.
Here is a photo stream
(Today dawn was 150cm and hearing that news I decided to return in the spring, hopefully still seeing the city still in one piece...)
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