Uh-oh. My colleague S. is supposed to come to Venice for a short holiday with her fiancée next weekend. Do you think there's a chance the Acqua Alta will have receded by then? It's the first time they come and visit Venice together and, as picturesque as the high water can be, I guess it's a nuisance to be a tourist in the city when you have only the limited walking space of the footbridges to walk on. :(