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Tag Archives: Doge’s Palace
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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Losing Sleep in Venice
A lot of people lost a lot of sleep over this show! My friend Adriano sent me a link to a recent RAI tv film about Venice. Although it’s all in Italian, even if you don’t speak that language, you … Continue reading
Posted in Casanova, Gondolas, Venice
Tagged Basilica San Marco, Carlo Goldoni, Casanova, casino, Doge's Palace, history, Italian history, italy, La Fenice, murano, Piazza San Marco, Rialto Bridge, squero, Squero di San Trovaso, travel, venezia, Venice, Venice history, Veronica Franco, video, Vivaldi
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Casanova Credits
Tonight in France on France 2 aired a new documentary on Casanova, created by Jean-Edouard Choppin. Here is a link to the announcement and previews: http://www.france2.fr/emissions/secrets-d-histoire It’s part of a series called Secrets d’Histoire. Jean-Edouard Choppin contacted me a year … Continue reading
Posted in Casanova, Venice, Writing
Tagged Bragadin, Bridge of Sighs, Casanova, casino, costumes, Doge's Palace, seductive venice, venezia, Venice, walking guide
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The Truth Behind Shakespeare’s Othello
The sophomores at my school are currently reading Othello, and I’ve been enjoying discussing it with them. I’m not their teacher for the classes that are reading it, but just for fun, I made a brief PowerPoint listing some of … Continue reading
