ARIA the Origination Ep5.5 - Sestiere di Castello

The DVD-only episode of ARIA the Origination came out last week and it covered one of my favourate areas of Venice - Sestiere di Castello. Akari goes for a stroll in that area.

One of the first visible landmarks is this bridge.

Photo by YP, Retrieved 8th July, 2008 http://picasaweb.google.com/tlseyann/Venezia082007/photo#5102631981107400658

There is then a fork in the road. Akari decides to stick to the coastal promonade and takes the right fork. She soon arrives at the Giardini Pubblici.

Image retrieved from http://maps.google.com

Akari also goes laundry hunting.

We catch a glimpse of the towers at the Arsenale - the naval station. The Arsenale towers also feature in the cover of ARIA vol 5 manga.

Tiny alleys...

Akari at a shop. I only saw one canal boasting some sense of "busy-ness" to have all these shops so I incude a photo of it. There is a continuity error on part of the producers as when Akari comes out of the shop, the canal has magically vanished!

The end of the Castello segment, featuring the fortress-like walls of the Arsenale.