windows covered with intricate lattice, and pots of yellow and pink flowers sit on ledges and windowsills. Steps lead down to the water where a row of wooden boats with canvas canopies are tied up to a stone wharf. Other boats glide silently past my window, leaving a trail of diamond-studded water. Further up the canal I see an arched stone bridge that seems to float above the water, its reflection like a pale green moon. And in the distance, behind the houses, a mountain rises up. Mehr sehen