Venice wonderland

The Hindustan Times | April 18, 2008 | Copyright

Colleen Braganza

Hindustan Times

NEW DELHI, India, April 18 -- If I had ever been told that my first visit to Venice would be in the company of a strange man, I would have laughed aloud. After all isn't Venice, quaint, watery Venice, a city where lovers go?

Its winding canals and buffed gondolas perfect for those who want to lose themselves in each other; and the hidden alcoves in its narrow, winding alleyways tailor-made for lovers who want to steal furtive kisses while on the go - not that one needs to be furtive about displaying love in Europe anyway.

But I did go to Venice. And in the ...

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