…and its ghost-like, possibly non-existent cousin called the MC…yeah.
Since arriving at HE’s Venice pad early Monday evening, I’ve been trying to crack the elusive, almost DaVinci Code-ish, secret-society schedule of the vaporetto that travels from San Zaccaria to the Lido Casino, which is where the Venice Film Festival unfolds.
We’re basically talking about a mystery vaporetto or vaporettos, one called Line 20 (apparently the most reliable) and another called MC (Mostra Cinema) and, at the same time, Line 2. But their existence is mostly in the realm of rumor and hearsay.
Could I go so far as to call these vaporetto lines mythical? Is their legend based on the stuff that dreams are made of? You tell me.
Where to board Line 20 at the San Zaccaria stop, as there are THREE yellow-painted stations for embarking and disembarking at this location? Beats me. People “say” stuff but nobody knows nuthin’. You can ask and search and poke around and explore all you want, but it just gets away from you.
Firstshowing.net’s Alex Billington, a valuable ally and a good hombre, says “dock B” is the way to go. And maybe he’s right.
But last night there were NO signs at ANY of the San Zaccaria stops that said ANYTHING about Line 20 or Line MC.
Info is scant because the MC and 20 lines are temporary or seasonal, and it’s all smoke and haze and shadows. Nothing is clear.
Have demons (hooved beasts with pointy tails and horns on their heads) posted information about these two lines with a deliberate intention of sewing pique and confusion?
Why do I feel, vaporetto-wise, like I’ve been took, hoodwinked, led astray, taken to the cleaners, boondoggled, flim-flammed, hog-tied, sold a bill of goods, led down the garden path, and had a tin can tied to my tail?
