High water levels in St Marks Square with waiter wearing waders and preparing restaurant tables Oct 2006

High water levels in St Marks Square showing St Marks Basilica at the end of the flooded piazza, Venice, Italy Oct 2006

High water levels in St Marks Square showing St Marks Basilica at the end of the flooded piazza with an artist painting a waterc Oct 2006

High water levels in St Marks Square showing St Marks Basilica at the end of the flooded piazza with an artist painting a waterc Oct 2006

High water levels in St Marks Square showing St Marks Basilica at the end of the flooded piazza with an artist painting a waterc Oct 2006

High water levels in St Marks Square with an artist painting a watercolour seated at a table in the water, Venice Oct 2006

High water levels in St Marks Square showing St Marks Basilica at the end of the flooded piazza and a resident walking to work o Oct 2006

High water levels in St Marks Square with a delivery man pulling a trolley of goods through the water with St Marks Basilica at Oct 2006

High water levels in St Mark's Square with restaurant tables in water by the Doges Palace with St Marks Basilica beyond, Venice, Oct 2006

High water levels in St Marks Square with tourists walking on elevated walkways above the water beside St Marks Basilica, Venice Oct 2006

High water levels in St Marks Square with tourists walking on elevated walkways above the water beside St Marks Basilica and the Oct 2006

High water levels in St Marks Square with pigeons on a dry piece of the piazza with St Marks Basilica beyond, Venice, Italy Oct 2006

High water levels in St Marks Square with St Marks Basilica at the far end of the flooded piazza, Venice, Italy Oct 2006

High water levels in St Marks Square - a party of tourists walking on an elevated walkway above the water with St Marks Basilica Oct 2006

High water levels in St Marks Square with St Mark's Basilica and the Campanile reflected in the flooded piazza, Venice, Italy Oct 2006

High water levels in St Marks Square with tourists on elevated walkways above the flooded piazza beside St Marks Basilica and th Oct 2006

High water levels in St Mark' Square with tourists queuing on elevated walkways to enter St Mark's Basilica, Venice, Italy Oct 2006