(*sigh*) ... scaffolding

Over the past couple of years, I've been disappointed by scaffolding more than once. (Here is a notable example...) I've been planning this Bridge(s) of Sighs post for a while and looked forward to writing it after our Venice trip. Now it's a bit of a let-down--because of scaffolding. :(

When we have visitors we love to punt the Cam in Cambridge and tell the story of the Bridge of Sighs, named after the bridge of the same name in Venice. In Venice the bridge showed convicts their last view of Venice before being shown to their cells. Lord Byron gave the bridge its name because he imagined that prisoners would sigh as they beheld the gorgeous city for the last time.

The one in Cambridge is jokingly called the same name because it's where university students at St. John's college have to walk to get their exam results. The sighs are apparently nervous ones.

We also recently saw the Bridge of Sighs in Barcelona (above)--beautiful!

And as we visited Venice recently, I was super-excited to see the original Bridge of Sighs there. Are you ready for the ultra-disappointing shot? (first, the way we saw it; second, the way we SHOULD have seen it)

*sigh*

(Sorry to be so negative. we loved Venice. Just read here and here to verify that!)