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Tag Archives: Basilica San Marco
Glass Walls Do Not a Prison Make
Just sharing some interesting news about Venice’s latest efforts to combat the acqua alta. I saw them working around the Basilica last June but never asked what was going on. Well, this is the result! And it seems to be … Continue reading
Posted in Italian heritage, Venice
Tagged acqua alta, Basilica San Marco, italy, Piazza San Marco, travel, venezia, Venice
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Venice, Wish You Were Here #7
I had Bavarian exchange students, Simon and Pascal, help me translate the writing on this card that was going to Vienna, Austria, dated 20 February 1935. Here’s what we think it says: “Love, today at noon. We arrived well and … Continue reading
Posted in Italian heritage, Venice, Writing
Tagged Basilica San Marco, Italian history, italy, photos, Piazza San Marco, postcard, stamps, travel, venezia, Venice, Venice history, Vienna, writing
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Sharing: “Not Waving but Drowning”
Fellow Venetophile Jane Fleming shared this poem that her poet husband composed. A melancholy thought for the year’s end, but certainly a poem worth sharing. The image is from his blog site as well. Thanks for sharing!
Posted in Italian heritage, Venice, Writing
Tagged Basilica San Marco, blogging, Cardinal Acquaviva, italian news, italy, poem, poetry, travel, venezia, Venice, writers, writing
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Venice, My Muse: An Interview with Marco Zecchin
Marco Zecchin and I met in, I think, 2005 when we were both selling our books at the Italian American Heritage Foundation event in San Jose. We hit it off immediately and have been friends ever since, enjoying dinners together, … Continue reading
Posted in Casanova, Gondolas, Italian heritage, Venice, Writing
Tagged Basilica San Marco, Bellini, Biennale, campo, Casanova, First Spritz Is Free, gelato, Italian heritage, italy, Marco Zecchin, Miracoli, spritz, travel, venezia, Venice, Veronica Franco, Via Giuseppi Garibaldi
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Venice, My Muse: An Interview with Katia Waegemans
Like so many other “Venice, My Muse” interviewees, I met Katia because she is a Venetophile who I invited to contribute to First Spritz Is Free. She runs an excellent blog, The Venice Insider, with many great tips and insights … Continue reading
Posted in Venice
Tagged Basilica San Marco, Bellini, blogging, books, Campanile, Casanova, Doge's Palace, festivals, First Spritz Is Free, gelato, Giudecca, Grand Canal, italy, Katia Waegemans, palazzo, Palazzo Contarini Fasan, Redentore, spritz, travel, vaporetto, Venetian rowing, venezia, Venice, Venice Insider, women writers, writing
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Venice, My Muse: An Interview with Liz from DreamDiscoverItalia
WordPress brought us together… I met Elizabeth Salthouse when she reached out to me after reading my blog here on WordPress. In fact, we met up in Venice, checked out some Casanova sites together, had a spritz, and hit it … Continue reading
Posted in Casanova, Gondolas, Italian heritage, Venice, Writing
Tagged Basilica San Marco, Bellini, blogs, burchiello, Casanova, cicchetti, Festa della Salute, Festa della Sensa, festivals, First Spritz Is Free, gelato, gondola, Grand Canal, history, History of my Life, Hugo, italy, La Fenice, palaces, pasticcheria, San Martino, San Pantalon, spritz, traghetto, tramezzini, travel, vaporetto, venezia, Venice, Venice Music Project, writing
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Venice, My Muse: An Interview with Luisella Romeo
Luisella Romeo’s reputation preceded her. I had heard so much about her knowledge and passion for Venice before I got to meet her last summer. I was also delighted to have her contribute to First Spritz Is Free: Confessions of … Continue reading
Posted in A Beautiful Woman in Venice, Casanova, Gondolas, Italian heritage, Venice, Writing
Tagged Basilica San Marco, Casanova, Cynar, Dolomites, Elena Cornaro Piscopia, Festa della Salute, First Spritz Is Free, Fondaco dei Tedeschi, gelato, Gesuiti, Italian women, italy, Luisella Romeo, Monteverdi, prosecco, Salute, Sant'Erasmo, tour guide, tourism, travel, Venetian architecture, venezia, Venice, Venice history
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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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Casanova, the Perfume
Blogger Mr. Drink Wine Today tipped me off about this Casanova perfume by Grenoville. It’s a vintage scent, which I was able to purchase on eBay from a guy who inherited his father’s antique warehouse full of stuff. So I … Continue reading
Posted in Casanova, Venice, Writing
Tagged 18th century, Basilica San Marco, blogging, blogs, Casanova, Casanovist, italy, John Ruskin, John W Bunney, Marco Leeflang, perfume, travel, venezia, Venice, writing
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50 in One Fell Swoop
There I was, lying in bed reading, wincing and grimacing as the book reached its climax. I don’t want to say any more, so that you get to experience this thrill yourself! I recently read The Four Horsemen, the last … Continue reading
Posted in Gondolas, Venice, Writing
Tagged Alvise Marangon, Basilica San Marco, book reviews, books, Ca' Foscari, campo, canals, casino, Fondaco dei Turchi, Giudecca, Gondolas, gondolier, Gregory Dowling, Italian history, italy, Literary salons, Missier Grande, murder mystery, Palazzo Mocenigo, salotto, Sant'Eufemia, Santa Maria Formosa, travel, venezia, Venice, Venice history, writers, writing
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