Every now and again (but really in the fall and winter), heavy rains, high winds and bizarro tides couple up to create Acqua Alta, which is a pain in the neck for tourists and locals alike but is really cool to look at from afar. (So good thing you're afar.)
Tourists go a-wading through famous St. Mark's Square and take pictures of the beautiful city of canals all water logged.
Herewith, some examples:
So, St. Mark's Square is basically a mess.
People just chillin' in the cold and the rain.
Canals!
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Acqua Alta in its previous iterations:
