This was one of my favorite scenes from when I was in Venice. I love people watching, and this grandpa and his grandson provided me with several minutes of entertainment. The grandpa had a hand full of food and was feeding the pigeons, holding them on his arm, for his grandson to touch. While feeding pigeons in Piazza San Marco is actually a finable offense, and pigeons are really disgustingly dirty, I loved watching that little boy so apprehensive to reach his hand out at first and then going for it full force. It just reminded me of how amazing it was to be a child and to not fully apprehend how things worked and to have your parents and grandparents teach you the ways of the world. So cute.
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So I totally got pooped on in San Marco. The pigeons scare me.
Hahaha, I’m sorry, Lance. Guess someone’s gotta be the poop victim. ;)
I get such a strong feeling for the place when looking at this image, beautiful!
Thanks so much, Marie! :)
Is that law actually enforced? I’m a rule-follower by nature and had no idea until recently that feeding the pigeons there was against the rules! I’m pretty sure we fed them…along with the bajillions of other tourists. Oops! I’m feeling bad 3 years later… Some of my best photos include those dirty little pigeons! Love the relationship you captured between the grandpa and grandson.
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