>>1693099>Imagine if the canals had been left in place. This would be a unique European- or Japanese-style pedestrian friendly urban neighborhood, in America, with canals on the other side.Probably not.
>>1693112>Remember if you go to venivce the main canal houses are crooked as shitThey're not that crooked… They're just wet and moldy.
Since the real Venice often comes up here:
It's very different from the Canals in fake Venice, or those Florida hellscapes posted upthread.
There's no gardens and all those other spaces you get around the houses in suburban america, it's purely houses, some courtyards (which might be green-ish), pedestrian paths and canals, all very dense.
The best thing about venice is to see a city, that's essentially pedestrian and public transport driven. There's apparently almost no private boats and no public boat parking. On the other hand, a canal is an even bigger obstacle for a pedestrian, compared to a road, but with plenty of bridges, it doesn't matter. Also, thanks to the lack of private boats, everything besides the main canals is really quiet, so you don't have constant road noise. And even the main canals are quite quiet, thanks to the slow speeds and well, boats.
I can really recommend visiting Venice, both from an /n/ and an /trv/ standpoint. Just avoid the main tourist traps, go in off-season or bad weather and wander around the small "streets" aimlessly, for hours to get a feel for the place.
