Monday, May 07, 2007
More Highlights of Venice
Contrary to popular opinion, the sighs uttered from this bridge were were not in response to its romantic beauty. This bridge connects the Doge's palace and courts with the prison. The sighs, then, were those of the convicted taking one last look at freedom before they entered prison. (We toured the cells and can affirm that the convicted had much reason to sigh.)
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