Easy for me to say from the cushy confines of our suite at The Gritti Palace. I'm thinking back to all my visits...I loved it just as much when we were fighting off the mosquitos because we had to sleep with the windows open - no air conditioning at the cheap hotel by the train station. I loved it when I was only here for a day visit with some of my students. I loved it when I didn't know any better and thought an expensive drink with the band playing on the Piazza San Marco