Festa del Redentore, Venezia

Last weekend was the annual Venetian Festa del Redentore, which is an evening dedicated to the Redeemer. Everyone who has a boat, knows someone who has a boat or has enough money to get on a boat packs a picnic, enough alcohol to drown what fish are left in the sea, and drives through the canals until they reach a spot in the middle of the water that they deem "good." Then the drop anchor and hang out until 12:30 at night, when the most awesome display of fireworks I have ever seen explodes above their heads. Enrico grew up in Venice and has a boat there, and all his friends came back for the festivities, plus Perla and Chris, Enrico's roommate from Ithaca.