A young man and a woman enjoy swimming in flooded St. Mark’s Square in Venice, Italy, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. High tides have flooded Venice, leading Venetians and tourists to don high boots and use wooden walkways to cross St. Mark’s Square and other areas under water. Flooding is common this time of year and Sunday’s level that reached a peak of 58.66 inches (149 centimeters) was below the 63 inches (160 centimeters) recorded four years ago in the worst flooding in decades. (AP Photo/Luigi Costantini)
People sit at the table of a bar in a flooded St. Mark’s Square in Venice, Italy, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012.
A tourist crosses flooded St. Mark’s Square in Venice, Italy, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012.
A woman walks in a flooded street during a period of seasonal high water in Venice November 11, 2012. The water level in the canal city rose to 149 cm (59 inches) above normal, according to local monitoring institute Center Weather Warnings and Tides. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri