At the back of the beginning!
a photo finds it’s way home
Some twenty five years ago I stood at St. Mark’s Square, in Venice at the Traghetto Molo and took a photo of the gondoliers.
They were seated together chatting and I felt very brave walking up to take a photo of them all. It would be just one of the millions of photos taken in Venice of these men who guide the black, flat-bottomed gondolas up and down the canals.
As a young backpacker traveling through Europe there was no way I could afford to ride through Venice in one of the magical gondolas, and really who wants to ride in a gondola on their own.
So I was happy to meet a tiny Italian woman who took me under her wing and walked me to the closest traghetto pier, I got to have a mini gondola ride and took a photo of the gorgeous oarsman.
Who could possibly think that so many years later I would get a message on the blog from Marie who turned out to be married to one of the men in my photo.
What strikes me is the absolute coincidence of these images finding their way home to Venice so many years later.
Never as a young traveler did I think I’d be married to an Italian, blogging about Italy, and finding such a unique friendship. I know one day soon we’ll get to meet, and laugh at just how small a world it really is!
PS ~ “At the back of the Beginning” is a term used often by our little boy….
I absolutely adore “At the back of the beginning”!!!!
Our son Luca comes out with the funniest sayings Bonnie xxx
I love all these co-incidences. It is amazing how all these people from all over the world have come together.
the magic of the internet xx