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Monthly Archives: September 2017
Raffle Ending Soon!
Reminder that you can enter the tombola to win a copy of A Beautiful Woman in Venice. Just check out the post “Venice, My Muse: An Interview with Vonda Wells.” Like the page and add a comment, and you’ll be … Continue reading
Posted in A Beautiful Woman in Venice, Venice, Writing
Tagged blogging, blogs, interviews, italy, raffle, tombola, travel, venezia, Venice, writing
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Whose Venetian Blood?
Murder is a good excuse… …to read about Venice! The neighborhood around the Guggenheim and the Dogana, crossing the Accademia Bridge, Bacino Orseolo, the Church of Santa Fosca, the Marciana, lunch on Torcello, a cabana on the Lido, the Scuola … Continue reading
Posted in Venice, Writing
Tagged accademia bridge, bacino orseolo, books, gondolier, history, Italian language, italy, Lido, Marciana, mysteries, Punta della Dogana, Scuola dei Morti, Torcello, travel, venezia, Venice, Venice history, women writers, writing
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The Devil Had Him by the Hair
Who did the devil have by the hair? And what did he have planned? Check out this post on Dianne Hales’ blog site Becoming Italian Word by Word. Dianne is the author of La Bella Lingua and Mona Lisa: A … Continue reading
Posted in Casanova, Venice, Writing
Tagged blogging, blogs, Casanova, history, Italian history, Italian language, Italian men, italy, language, palace, research, travel, venezia, Venice, Venice history, writing
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Venice, My Muse: An Interview with Vonda Wells
I met Vonda Wells when she ordered a copy of my book Free Gondola Ride. She was then formulating her tour company, A Beautiful Woman in Venice, and gave me the idea to write a book about these remarkable Venetian … Continue reading
Posted in A Beautiful Woman in Venice, Casanova, Venice, Writing
Tagged aperol, Bellini, books, Casanova, courtesans, interviews, Italian men, Italian women, italy, Palazzo Bragadin, Piazza San Marco, spritz, venezia, Venice
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Prepared to Hate
I was prepared to hate it. Crass commercialism. The death of a historical building. And instead I found a better outlook, and I don’t just mean the spectacular view of the Grand Canal and Venice’s rooftops. I adjusted my own … Continue reading
Posted in Venice
Tagged architecture, Fondaco dei Tedeschi, Grand Canal, renaissance, Rialto Bridge, shopping, Venetian architecture, venezia, Venice, Venice history
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Join Me in Little Italy!
Put October 1 on your calendar for the Little Italy Street Festival! Admission is free, and all proceeds help fund the Little Italy Museum and other local projects. Live music all day, wine tasting and food vendors, plus lots of … Continue reading
Posted in Italian heritage
Tagged books, festa, festivals, food, Italian history, Italian language, Italian men, Italian women, italy, museums, music, traditional crafts, wine
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Meeting Albert
Do you remember seeing this before? In February 2017 I wrote about this plaque on the Calle del Scaleter #2235, outside the shop of Monica Daniele. When he visited Venice, Casanovist Marco Leeflang investigated and met Monica, a maker of … Continue reading
Posted in Casanova, Venice, Writing
Tagged Albert Gardin, Bragadin, calle, Casanova, Casanovists, Da Fiore, Doge, Homer, Iliad, Italian history, Italian language, Italian men, italy, John Berendt, Marco Leeflang, Mario Stefani, Monica Daniele, Palazzo Soranzo, ponte, seductive venice, translation, venetian dialect, venezia, Veneziano, Venice, Voltaire
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Gondola Stuff: Ae Do gondoete
From my collection of gondola stuff: a small wine pitcher, apparently from a restaurant called Ae Do Gondoete (a name in Venetian that means “at the two little gondolas”). Does anyone know if this restaurant is still around? Or where it … Continue reading
Posted in Gondolas, Venice
Tagged antiques, Cannaregio, gondola, restaurants, Santi Apostoli, travel, venezia, Venice, wine
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A Title in Question
“First Female Gondolier in Venice” Who holds that title? Why is this question important (or not?) What does it signify? Why are we asking? The question became pertinent again this summer when RadioLab aired its story “The Gondolier” about Alex … Continue reading
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