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The Italian city of Venice attracts millions of tourists every year - but not all of them enjoy it responsibly, as a group who decided to ignore instructions on how to act on a gondola found out
The gondolier was attempting a tricky manoeuvre under a bridge and asked the tourists to sit down and stop shifting around in the boat.
Manuel Silvestri/ReutersA group of tourists enjoying a gondola ride in Venice abruptly finished their trip in the waters of the canal after they tipped over the vessel by moving around to take selfies. According to The Guardian, the gondolier had told the visitors to sit down before he steered the boat under a bridge near St Mark’s Square, a move that necessitated balance to work, but they refused to listen. The Instagram account Venezia Non è Disneyland, which translates to Venice is not Disney
Video of passengers and gondolier ending up in canal water widely shared online