"I was taken by the absurdity of a boat large enough that it could have it's own canal and serenading gondoliere."
"I couldn't help thinking that the gondolas looked like coffins, especially at night with the Grand Canal lit up, the boats appearing black and the faces of the gondoliere skeletal in the confusing play of light and shadow."
"I went straight to the head of the line and approached one of the gondoliere."