About seductivevenice
Teacher, writer, traveler, dancer, reader, photographer, gardener.
I had passed the place a number of times, it being on my walk to the language class I took a few years ago. Da LeLe, the little bacarò wine bar, couldn’t hold its patrons in its 4 x 4 interior, … Continue reading →
Posted in Venice, Writing
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Tagged bacaro, Bellini, books, Da LeLe, First Spritz Is Free, Italian men, italy, travel, venezia, Venice, wine, writing
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Always strings of lights. Blue and green and yellow and red and orange. They announce the sagra before you even cross the bridge into San Pietro in Castello–or San Piero, as it’s said in dialect. This was the biggest sagra I had … Continue reading →
Posted in Italian heritage, Venice
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Tagged Castello, church, festa, festivals, food, Italian history, italy, reflections, sagra, San Pietro, travel, venetian dialect, venezia, Venice
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The blogosphere is an engaging place. I had no idea that when I started blogging, I would meet so many fascinating people. And the way I meet them is equally fascinating. This month’s “Venice, My Muse” interview features Louise Pullen, … Continue reading →
Posted in Casanova, Venice, Writing
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Tagged Burano, Carpaccio, Casanova, gelato, interviews, Italian history, italy, John Ruskin, prosecco, Regata Storica, Riva degli Schiavoni, Salute, San Giorgio Maggiore, Torcello, travel, venezia, Venice, Vivaldi
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The Frecce Tricolori is an aerobatics display team that flies out of the Veneto region. They zipped over Venice, and I caught these shots from Campo Manin.
The sun was shining, the waves were choppy, and the boats were colorful. B, my indefatigable regatta partner every summer, joined me again for the boat races at SS Giovanni e Paolo on Sunday, June 24. We had been out … Continue reading →
Posted in Gondolas, Italian heritage, Venice
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Tagged Fondamente Nove, Gondolas, Italian history, Italian men, italy, murano, pupparin, regatta, SS Giovanni e Paolo, venezia, Venice, Venice history
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I’m thrilled to announce that the new ebook First Spritz Is Free: Confessions of Venice Addicts, is done and yours for free! Click on the title to get the link to Smashwords, where you can choose your ebook format. First … Continue reading →
Posted in Venice, Writing
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Tagged blogging, books, First Spritz Is Free, italy, spritz, travel, Venetophiles, venezia, Venice, Venice history, websites, writing
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Okay, bragging implies that I accomplished something that I can crow about. Of course, I did nothing at all to create the sagra at Campo San Giovanni in Bragora, but isn’t this title a nice sounding pun? Anyway, you maybe … Continue reading →
Posted in Italian heritage, Venice
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Tagged campo, festa, festivals, Italian history, italy, massage, pasta, San Giovanni in Bragora, travel, venezia, Venice, Venice history, wine
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