A surreal moment at the Venice Carnevale - easily the world's most beautiful festival, characterised by the masked costumers and their outrageous costumes. Naturally the most beautiful masks are found in the most iconic locations at the most elusive times. This is a place and period when all fairy tales come true. The scene reminds me of the classic Jules Verne novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas... The location: the Acqua Alta Libreria - touted as one of the most beautiful bookstores around the world...