Julia Malone & Pat Broderick are out traveling again. Read Julia's report on Venice at the Atlantic Journal-Constitution:
If there were ever a glorious tourist destination that seemed out of reach to someone in a wheelchair, it must be Venice — where going a couple of blocks often means crossing steep, stepped bridges.Pat Broderick had always dreamed of going to Venice, Italy, but was daunted by accessibility. Surprisingly, it proved not to be that big of a challenge. Here she is at San Marco's square.
Just getting there can be a challenge that requires negotiating docks, stairs and, of course, boats.
Even for Pat Broderick, who has wheeled through Egypt, South America and Nepal, the watery island city of Venice had long remained an unfulfilled life goal.
But the intrepid traveler refused to give up on her dream. So the two of us took off on a quest to conquer Venice and its aura of inaccessibility.