I went to the Venice film festival! Kicking myself for not plucking up the courage to ask strangers to take my picture as we were speeding along in a vaporetto or hopping over the red carpet with my press lanyard, but you can't have everything.
One of the most enjoyable mornings I spent in Venice was actually wandering around an exhibition on the history of the film festival in the abandoned Hotel des Bains. You can read my article on it for AnOtherhere.