Let´s write about a holiday in a place we´ve been to (or imagine one). Students make comments guessing the name of the place. Here goes my example, Can you guess?
It´s January here, so it´s a very cold and grey day. However, I´m enjoying the tour in a boat with two coleagues and looking at the typical buildings of this island which date from five hundred years ago.
As it comes nearer, we can get a better view of the city and watch the huge Saint Marcus Cathedral which is one of the best examples of baroque architecture. Now, we are sailing across the big canal from where we can appreciate the fascinating sights, though my favourite view is the romantic "Bridge of Sighs".According to a legend, this bridge is so called because the desperate
prisioners sighed when they crossed it and looked at the city for the last time before they were sentenced to death. However, lovers also sigh when they sail under it. Personally, I think the most romantic moment is the ride on the gondola while the gondolier sings a loving song and guides the tour as well.
On the other hand, when you take one of these rides you smell the humidity and watch how water can also ruin the old houses.Finally, we get to land and walk in the main square surrounded by historical buildings ,typical cafeterías, shops sellings souvenirs, photographers, and tourists from all parts of the world that move among the flight of hundreds of pigeons.
