I'd say it's as much a gamble as it is with hoping for sunshine on a Summer's day for a horse-drawn carriage in the UK.
In the first two weeks of February when I was there there were:
a) a fair amount of dry, foggy, cold, still days - costume with thermals beneath was fine away from the really open part at the entrance to San Marco. Gloves = mandatory. Thermals = goooood. Regular coffee breaks = advisable.
b) two or three gloriously sunny days - one of which was good enough to forego the need for a coat (it was a civvies day afterall).
c) three days of pretty much solid rain (fortunately the three days after the Carnival), plus one isolated evening. Bad for costume and bad for map reading by street lamp, but my did Venice look beautiful like that. Actually she looks beautiful in fog too.
d) some non-descript dull, cold days. (See a))
If you're in a gondola on the Grand Canal I'd hedge my bets and say it's likely to be cold. Down the side canals I suspect it would be all right (and actually looks more fun). Had we the finances to do it we'd have had a go certainly. It's actually still an ambition of mine to try it - when rich enough!
The only weather condition I experienced that would deter me would be rain. But that's just my opinion. It also depends on the undergarments you're wearing, as I appreciate that dressing for your wedding day might not be the same as a day out posing in the streets... :o)
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Date: 2006-01-24 10:28 pm (UTC)In the first two weeks of February when I was there there were:
a) a fair amount of dry, foggy, cold, still days - costume with thermals beneath was fine away from the really open part at the entrance to San Marco. Gloves = mandatory. Thermals = goooood. Regular coffee breaks = advisable.
b) two or three gloriously sunny days - one of which was good enough to forego the need for a coat (it was a civvies day afterall).
c) three days of pretty much solid rain (fortunately the three days after the Carnival), plus one isolated evening. Bad for costume and bad for map reading by street lamp, but my did Venice look beautiful like that. Actually she looks beautiful in fog too.
d) some non-descript dull, cold days. (See a))
If you're in a gondola on the Grand Canal I'd hedge my bets and say it's likely to be cold. Down the side canals I suspect it would be all right (and actually looks more fun). Had we the finances to do it we'd have had a go certainly. It's actually still an ambition of mine to try it - when rich enough!
The only weather condition I experienced that would deter me would be rain. But that's just my opinion. It also depends on the undergarments you're wearing, as I appreciate that dressing for your wedding day might not be the same as a day out posing in the streets... :o)