{"id":3396,"date":"2026-03-02T03:09:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T08:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/2026-pieter60\/magic-maze\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T12:25:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T17:25:17","slug":"magic-maze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/2026-pieter60\/magic-maze\/","title":{"rendered":"Magic Maze"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Venice exist only on its own terms, and does not care to compromise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is a city full of surprises tucked away in narrow alleys and seemingly dead ends. It is a incomprehensible maze between ancient looming structures crisscrossed with canals. A glimpse of something green behind a closed gate might indicate a very rare garden, usually in front of a palace. In the plazas you are blessed with a momentary reveal of the sky. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And, underneath all these buildings, are only wooden pilons driven into the ocean sand, and water. On top of this is built a place of wonder that would not even nature claim it.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is pure joy to simply give yourself over to it and get lost in the magic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1031-magic-maze.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1031\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1032-magic-maze.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1032\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1033-magic-maze.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1033\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1034-magic-maze.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1034\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>First random stop for a glass of wine. A delightfully no-frills (ancient) little pizza place. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1035-magic-maze.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1035\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1036-magic-maze.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1036\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1037-magic-maze.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1037\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1038-magic-maze.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1038\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1039-magic-maze.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1039\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another stop for wine. The place was so tiny you could barely get 6 people in the whole wine bar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1040-magic-maze.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1040\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As Pieter yet again randomly turned into another dark and barely lit alley:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kenn: \u201cWe are going to die!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pieter: \u201cSeriously, have I ever gotten you killed?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1041-magic-maze.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1041\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1042-magic-maze.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1042\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Gondolas in front of the Rialto bridge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1043-magic-maze.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1043\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1044-magic-maze.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1044\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We took to heart the \u2018rule\u2019 that states: for the best meal, get away from the tourist areas and and find a place where the locals eat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The food and service was fantastic and personal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1045-magic-maze.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1045\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/travel.monkeydads.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/images-posts\/1046-magic-maze.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1046\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The view from the room at night<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Venice exist only on its own terms, and does not care to compromise. 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