We went to Venice
We took a bus to a remote town
We were picked up by the brother of a friend
We were taken to our BnB (not Air)
We prepared for a pre-wedding party
We went
I spoke German
In Italy
The next day we put on our best
For the wedding
I felt overwhelmed in the church
I had to sit down
Then came the lavish luncheon
in the gardens
in the heat
with little prawns
and small mozzarella balls
We had a rest before the dinner
Where I was separated from my husband
and mingled with Viennese people
The night ended with a dance
The next day our honeymoons began
Ours a month late
The newlyweds’ on time
Venice did this thing to my brain
whereby I had to create a new space for a new picture
A place without roads and cars
A place surrounded by water but no beaches
The beach was out of town
There were towers leaning like the Pisa one
There was art everywhere
Site-specific was a popular theme
It was impressive
I got why it was such a big deal
My hometown
like many others
was conquered by the Venetians
amongst many others
way back
but a lot of the architecture remains
I went back to a source
It felt special
It felt different
I jumped into another realm
The beginning of the next
Era