Countdown to day 1 ... in Venezia!

It is crazy how many people post on the internet. From short comments in (travel and other) forums to long essays on their trips holidays. And, I am really sorry, but most of them are dreadfully boring! And generally too long.

However I found today an interesting blog on an exciting adventure. Its title was: 'El blog mas frio del mundo' (which means, for those who don't speak Spanish, 'The world's coldest blog').
http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/blogs/2006/expedicionantartida/index.html
Short. Specific. With some nice pictures and graphs. On an interesting topic. Worth a look (if you like adventurous travel an).

It is not my intention to add to the world wide web just for the sake of adding content. So I will try to be specific and brief. Today is 'day minus 2' ... and counting. In 48 hours I will be in Venice. Venezia! Even the name sounds romantic ... So I thought it would be an interesting exercise to compare my thoughts before going to Venezia and afterwards. Will Venezia live up to my expectations?

• The Venetian atmosphere (the light reflections on the water, the mist over the lagoon, the hopefully 'milder' smells of Venice in Winter)
• The Italian 'way of life' (more relaxed perhaps?) and the Italians themselves ...
• Italian food (although I have not read many good critics about 'Venetian-food-for-tourists'!)
• The piazza San Marco (will it be flooded at thi time of the year?) ... strolling along streets, canals, buildings ... witnesses of Venice's history
• The Grand Canal, the Rialto bridge, all the other smaller bridges here and there, the palazzi (as if emerging from the waters of the lagoon) ... the great Venecian architecture (after centuries of merging doses of Western and Eastern influences in an unique mix!)
• And of course the fireworks over the lagoon on 31 Dec at midnight!

Let's see!