Venice

Gallery: Venice

August 9, 2008

From our September, 2007, visit to Venice.

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High Water (Not Hell) in Venice, part 7

September 29, 2007

Hummingbirds & Other Venetians Sep 29, 2007 ^ detail on Saint Mark’s cathedral ^ So much for the singing gondoliers. They seemed to spend most of their time on their cellphones (like everyone else in Italy). ^ Alitalia Italian Airlines? Not for much longer… The scene above took place on the balcony of the apartment, [...]

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High Water (Not Hell) in Venice, part 6

September 29, 2007

Venice’s Bad Karma > On Saturday morning, I learned what a macchiatone (“big spotted one”) is: it’s basically a caffé macchiato (coffee “spotted” with steamed milk), with a bit more milk – so, somewhere between a macchiato and a cappuccino, served in a cappuccino cup. I had it with a delicious little torta di riso [...]

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High Water (Not Hell) in Venice, part 5

September 28, 2007

When in Venice, Eat… Curry In St. Mark’s Square, Jeet bought some necessary props: We returned to the apartment to greet Andrew and Victoria, arrived from Paris. Jeet and Andrew set to work making a fantastic Indian meal. Which they served in appropriate national costumes: (Hey, I just live my life, in all its glorious [...]

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High Water (Not Hell) in Venice, part 4

September 28, 2007

In the evening, we went for a walk around Venice (above). Other Venetian scenes: ^ Even in Venice, kids go to school, and furnaces must be refueled. ^ How real Venetians ride in gondolas – none of your touristy lolling about on plush sofas! ^ The modern world is out of proportion to Venice (look [...]

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High Water (Not Hell) in Venice, part 3

September 28, 2007

A Tight Squeeze On the way home from Ca’ Rezzonico, we saw this interesting scene: The water was still high. How was this heavily-laden boat going to get past this bridge? Answer: very, very carefully. Knowing exactly how far your load sits above the water is a necessary skill for any Venetian boat operator. They [...]

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High Water (Not Hell) in Venice, part 2

September 28, 2007

Abuses Past and Present Enrico, Geraldine, and I decided to visit a museum. The only exit from our apartment was now under water. I had gone back for two more pairs of boots, but there’d been a run on them that morning, and none were left in Enrico’s size. So he improvised with the heavy [...]

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High Water (Not Hell) in Venice, part 1

September 28, 2007

the best greengrocer in Venezia, near Campo San Barnaba – at low tide! This weekend Enrico and I were invited to Venice by my Woodstock classmate, Jeet, who’s renting a large apartment from Views on Venice, and keeping it filled with friends and family. In all my years in Italy, I’ve only been to Venice [...]

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