Meanwhile Mr Strache continues to issue dark warnings about Merlin's plans to put pictures of London's Tower Bridge and Big Ben into the wheel's gondolas.
In Venice, we crisscrossed the lagoon by ferry, visited a glass factory, rented a fleet of black gondolas, and had time for a quick stop at Prada before heading back out of town.
All scaffolding and staging required for the Works, except for works to Tanks where gondolas are to he used, will be provided by the Company.
Graceful gondolas carry it along the narrow canals of Venice, and sturdy, resigned burros tote it into the dusty Mexican hills.