The art of Venetian masks 

That’s because the same company Ca’macana also made the masks for eyes wide shut. If you go into the store currently they have a book showing every mask they made for not only that movie but many more. They also have some papers signed by Tom cruise and such.

I was lucky enough to witness the beginning of the carnival, in 2011, the festival began few day's before the official date, where hotel prices went sky high. People were dressed up everywhere, it was end of January? I remember light snow that night. There was a wine fountain ⛲ in the middle of the square. It was shoulder to shoulder jam packed, I had my passport/ wallet inside my shirt. I tried to stand near the police. The venetian police has the coolest uniforms, they wear gray capes!!!! I managed to get a free small wine from the wine fountain ⛲!!! I have been to Venice 3 times, each visit was different, just before carnival, September, April. Venice is very expensive, so I stayed in hostel, which was convected from an od mills, from the giant window, I could see giant cruise ship passing by, it was scary to see it so close to buildings. If you go, stay on the main land hotel, just take the bus/ train, water taxi to go around. Once on the islands, you can walk all over, crossing so many bridges. To me, it's More magical than Disney.

@@___beyondhorizon4664 thank you for such a very good description of the event. And thank you for such good advice too. 💕💐

It is absolutely worth it, went last May.

Trinidad carnival is the best