Things You’ll Always Remember About Venice

Giovanni Bellini’s obsession with Virgins
how everyone wants to feed the white pigeon
in Piazza San Marco

the lack of trees
dogs pissing on shadows

the moving mass of school uniforms
the only café with a queue outside is McDonalds

the disappointment of your first espresso
the stand-up breakfasts

scurrying around Cannaregio to find a cheap albergo
shabby shutters

worn stone steps
a kid on roller blades falling down the Rialto Bridge

how everything ends in o