Like I Was Saying

About a month ago, I was telling myself that I need to plan a trip to Venice before the whole place was flooded. Turns out the whole city is flooded right now (though hopefully not permanantly). From Reuters:

“These are exceptionally high waters,” Venice’s Mayor Massimo Cacciari was quoted as saying by the Ansa news agency. “Don’t venture out unless it is necessary.”

The city will not ask for a state of disaster to be declared since the flooding did not cause any deaths or trigger the collapse of buildings, Cacciari said.

But the official overseeing Venice’s architectural heritage warned the city was reaching its limits and said the water was receding at a worryingly slow rate.

Flooded and the water isn’t going anywhere quickly. Pretty crappy situation, and a good reminder to take a look at spring bank holidays and figure out when will be a good time to head over there for a weekend.