Venice

[Wansworth]

Must be Pure joy to live in Venice at the moment with empty waterways and empty street and all those mammoth h cruise ships disgorging thousands a day.

 

[alan_d]

Must be Pure joy to live in Venice at the moment with empty waterways and empty street and all those mamath cruise ships disgorging thousands a day.

Except that:
A very high proportion of properties in Venice are holiday homes or holiday rentals and therefore inaccesible.
Many of the people who live there full-time rely on visitors (not necessarily from cruise ships) for their incomes.
The lockdown means you cannot visit museums, galleries, churches, restaurants etc. but must stay at home.

(I assume you meant "...none of those mammoth cruise ships ...")

 

[Boathook]

I read somewhere that the canal waters are very clear due to the lack of boats stirring up the bottom.

 

[MapisM]

To be honest, I don't think "pure joy" is the prevalent sentiment among Venetians, at the moment - as much as it isn't in any other Italian town.
Mind, I wholeheartedly agree that Venice outside the most touristic periods (like the Carnival, weekends, and summer in general) is so much better.
But when I looked at these webcams pointed on places where I've been quite a few times, the impression was firmly more of sadness, rather than joy.
Live Cam Piazza San Marco - Venice
Live Cam Rialto Bridge - Venice

 

[Wansworth]

Mixed feelings?

 

[MapisM]

I guess you can say that.