If it has to move into, out of, or across Venice, then it’s probably moving by boat.

Our apartment has three big windows that overlook the Grand Canal, making it a great place to sit and watch the world float by (something Maureen has been doing a lot of, since she’s been stuck indoors for the past couple days with malaria from all the mosquitos I let in through the open windows–or maybe it’s just a bad cold). Check out the photo gallery below for a peek at just some of the many different kinds of boats we saw this morning.

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One thing that can slow down the canal traffic at least a little bit is rain. We’ve had afternoon thunderstorms the past couple of days, which you can get a glimpse of in the following 1-minute video also shot from our window. Not much lightning from this angle, but lots of dark, swirly clouds.