Experiencing Venice During Acqua Alta: As our water taxi navigates the back canals to the Splendid Hotel in San Marco, we notice that the canal water level is almost at street level. Are we about to experience Venice's famous acqua alta (high waters) I wonder, or is the high water level in the process of receding. As our hotel room is not yet ready for occupancy, we stroll to Piazza San Marco to find that walkways (passarelle) have already been erected and the masses that normally fill … [Read more...]