Hanif Kureshi celebrates the New Year in Venice

Hanif Kureshi wanted an adventure - so he and his family headed to La Serenissima by train
  
  


Gallery Hanif Kureshi in Venice: Hanif Kureshi and family in Venice
Hanif Kureshi with his family at the Palazzo Barbarigo hotel in Venice Photograph: Andrea Frazzetta/freelance
Gallery Hanif Kureshi in Venice: Venice gondolier
'I'd never been here in the winter, and it was a different beauty, stark and fresh' Photograph: Andrea Frazzetta/freelance
Gallery Hanif Kureshi in Venice: Snow covered gondols
'You are on a bus on the water and the view is of ancient, floating palaces' Photograph: Andrea Frazzetta/freelance
Gallery Hanif Kureshi in Venice: Basilica San Marco in Venice
Basilica San Marco. Jan Morris said: 'This is not a large city. You can see it all easily, from one end to the other...in an hour and a half - less if you don't mind shoving.' Photograph: Andrea Frazzetta/freelance
Gallery Hanif Kureshi in Venice: Snowy scene in St Marks Square Venice
Snow started falling at 11.30pm to kick off the New Year celebrations in St Mark’s Square Photograph: Andrea Frazzetta/freelance
Gallery Hanif Kureshi in Venice: A masked party goer in Venice
A masked party goer Photograph: Andrea Frazzetta/freelance
Gallery Hanif Kureshi in Venice: People holding sparklers in Venice
Presecco and sparklers get the party going Photograph: Andrea Frazzetta/Freelance
Gallery Hanif Kureshi in Venice: Venice fireworks
Midnight in St Mark's Square: fireworks paint the sky red Photograph: Andrea Frazzetta/Freelance
Gallery Hanif Kureshi in Venice: New Year celebrations in Venice
Sparks fly Photograph: Andrea Frazzetta/freelance
Gallery Hanif Kureshi in Venice: New Year in Venice
'All the bells of the city were ringing out at once' Photograph: Andrea Frazzetta/freelance
Gallery Hanif Kureshi in Venice: Basilica San Marco in Venice
Happy New Year: a cold walk home past the Basilica San Marco Photograph: Andrea Frazzetta/freelance
Gallery Hanif Kureshi in Venice: Sun rises in Venice
The sun rises over the lagoon Photograph: Andrea Frazzetta/freelance
Gallery Hanif Kureshi in Venice: Amusement rides in Venice
A lone couple sits on a fairground ride Photograph: Andrea Frazzetta/freelance
Gallery Hanif Kureshi in Venice: Gondolier at the start of the day
A gondolier the morning after Photograph: Andrea Frazzetta/freelance
 

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