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Another spring morning and quite possibly the quietest place on earth...

I was thrilled my first time in Venice involved little to no tourists. I got off the train around 10:30am, turned my phone off and followed the locals. I wandered for four hours, mostly with only a few people in sight, found great restaurants which were very affordable and bought a lot of local art. When going back to the train station and seeing the crowds of people I felt bad for them. They missed out... all on their phones taking endless selfies and looking for these geotagged locations. Coming from NYC and dealing with tourists daily, I find that even in the most touristy places you can find peaceful, hidden gems.