#117 My Entry for the 7 DAYS STEEMIT SUNSET PHOTO CONTEST by @flamingirl beach 🏝 🌅 🇺🇸 威尼斯 & 海滩

The Venice Beach I'm going to show here is not in Venice of Italy, but one of many great beaches in Los Angeles, USA. So are you also wondering what the connection is with the Italian city?

The tobacco millionaire Abbot Kinney founded this seaside resort town in 1905, in the vision of building a “pleasure pier” in California that boasted Venetian architecture of Italy. It was originally called the “Venice of America”, in the hope that visitors could ride gondolas to tour the water town just like in Venice of Europe.

Later in 1926, Venice merged with Los Angeles, but the area kept its bohemian vibe and is known as a cultural hub today. I found it a lively and peculiar place full of strange charm. People come here for attractions like Abbot Kinney Boulevard, Recreation Center, the Venice Canals, and of course the beach.

I heard it can get packed during hot summer time, since it's very popular among tourists as well as locals. While I visited it on a cool spring day, there's no crowds at the beach. From late afternoon till dark, I walked the long Boardwalk to reach the famous Santa Monica Pier. I was lucky to witness the color changes of the sky along my way. The head image is my entry for SUNSET PHOTO CONTEST by @flamingirl. Enjoy the capture of these slender palm trees standing against the brilliant sky!

这里要说的威尼斯海滩不是在意大利的水城威尼斯，而是位于美国西海岸洛杉矶大区的一处海滩。意大利威尼斯的日落我也拍了不少，多是洒满金辉的古建筑和运河，跟北美这种以自然风光见长的广袤新大陆的日落相比，又是别样的风情。

可能你会跟我一样好奇为什么这里也叫威尼斯呢？就像美国很多名字里带有“新”字的地方，比如新约克（纽约，原名新阿姆斯特丹）、新泽西、新奥尔良...... 这个北美的“威尼斯”也带着欧洲文化的印记。1905年，烟草巨贾艾伯特 · 基内建立了这个海滨度假小镇，梦想着将这里建成加州的威尼斯 -- 处处是意式风情的威尼斯建筑，人们可以坐着刚朵拉小船沿着水道自由穿梭。

到了1926年，这个威尼斯小镇被洛杉矶市合并，而这块地区仍然保留了它独特的波希米亚风情，是个奇异怪趣的所在和有名的文化中心。这里的艾伯特 · 基内大道、休闲中心、威尼斯运河还有迷人的海滩总是游人如织。因为很受当地人和外地游客的欢迎，据说盛夏的时候，海滩上常常人满为患。

而我是在一个凉爽的春日来到这里，海水温度还挺低，所以海滩上并没有多少人。从黄昏前到日落，我沿着长长的海滨道一直走到了著名的圣莫妮卡码头，有幸目睹了天空和云霞色彩的渐变。废话不多说，直接看图吧~

^{All content by @itchyfeetdonica
图文 by Donica多}

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!steemitworldmap 33.986548 lat -118.473936 long Venice Beach, USA d3scr