This photo was taken immediately before we wandered down an alley so narrow and shady looking that I wondered whether I would regret ignoring the little voice in my head pleading with me to turn back. We were lost in a deserted part of Venice. How the four of us lost not only our tour group but seemingly also every other person in Venice, I’ll never know. There was something special about wandering around feeling as if we were the only people in such a popular city. It was like walking through a ghost town. Creepy and eerie but cute and peaceful at the same time.

And oh so yellow!