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Monthly Archives: September 2018
Raffle Is About to End….
Hello, readers! Just a reminder that the raffle is about to end! You can win a copy of Donna Jo Napoli’s book Dark Shimmer, about a young girl living as an outcast on one of Venice’s lagoon islands. Check out … Continue reading
Posted in Venice, Writing
Tagged Dark Shimmer, Donna Jo Napoli, glassmaking, italy, novels, travel, travel writing, venezia, Venice, women writers, writing, young adult novel
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Light to his Lips
THE GLASS-BLOWER by “Jan Struther” (Joyce Maxtone Graham, 1901-1953) BY the red furnace stands Apollo mute, Holding in upraised hands His iron flute. Slowly from back and brow The bright sweat drips; He sets the clarion now Light to his … Continue reading
Posted in Italian heritage, Venice
Tagged glass blowing, Italian history, italy, Jan Struther, literature, murano, poem, poetry, travel, venezia, Venice, Venice history
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“The Fayrest That Ever I Saw”
“…Certaine little boates, which they call Gondolas the fayrest that ever I saw in any place,” wrote Thomas Coryat of his travels in Venice in 1611. I’ve posted excerpts from Thomas Coryat’s diaries, his descriptions of Venetian gondoliers and canals. … Continue reading
Posted in Gondolas, Venice
Tagged Carpaccio, felze, ferro, Free Gondola Ride, Gabriel Bella, gondola, Gondolas, gondolier, Grand Canal, history, Italian history, italy, Museo Correr, Querini-Stampalia, Rialto Bridge, Thomas Coryat, travel, venezia, Venice, Venice history
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Another Truth
I know, I know—tourists are ruining Venice. We hear it all the time. They come in and stay too short a time, eat a slice of pizza, drop their empty water bottles all over the place, stop atop every bridge … Continue reading
Posted in Italian heritage, Venice
Tagged art, ArtNight, campo, campo santo stefano, Cavalli Franchetti, Guggenheim museum, Istituto Scienze Lettere Arte, italy, museums, music, prosecco, Punta della Dogana, Salute, Seminario Patriarcale, Soul Liberation gospel, travel, venezia, Venice, Venice history, zattere
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Venice, My Muse: Donna Jo Napoli
Over twenty years ago, I was in a traditional trattoria and was charmed by a retired sandolista named Guido. He told me his life story about being a child during World War II who was rounded up and sent away … Continue reading
Posted in Venice, Writing
Tagged Basilica San Marco, Bellini, blogging, Bocca delle verita, books, campo, Donna Jo Napoli, Elena Cornaro Piscopia, gelato, Palazzo Dario, Palazzo Ducale, Salute, some, travel, venezia, Venice, writers, writing
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Light and Shadow Dancing
The many ways that water lives in the city–this is captured in JoAnn Locktov’s new paean to Venice: Dream of Venice in Black and White. Puddles, fog, snow, rain, canals–of course, waves, reflections, clouds, splashes, mist on stones, droplets in … Continue reading
Posted in Venice
Tagged acqua alta, books, Dream of Venice, forcola, gondola, gondolier, italy, JoAnn Locktov, Marisa Convento, no grandi navi, photography, photos, sotoportego, travel, travel writing, venezia, Venice, writers
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An Obsession, a Craving, an Infatuation
“But the thing that unites all 35 Venetophiles in First Spritz is Free is an obsession, a craving, an infatuation, an addiction for the mystical city of Venice. If you’ve ever dreamt of visiting Venice, have family roots there or … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, books, First Spritz Is Free, Greg Mohr, Iris Loredana, italy, magazine, manuel carrion, Marisa Convento, Monica Cesaroto, San Lio, spritz, travel, travel writing, venezia, Venice, writing
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