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Tag Archives: forcola
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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Regatta Report
Last Sunday, July 16, I attended the Redentore regatta at Giudecca. First the pupperini rowed by the youngsters got the crowd started, with Giacomo Marangon and Simone Vecchiato taking first. (What great names, right? Marangon is the name of the … Continue reading
Gondola Stuff: Bug Killler Gondola
As part of my occasional series of gondola-related stuff, here’s your latest peek into my collection. I got this at the fair trade shop by the Rialto Bridge. It’s made from used bug spray cans. Clever recycling, but whoever got … Continue reading
Gondola Sighting–NYC
At the boathouse in New York’s Central Park, this gondola was moored and sadly only half covered. Maybe it’s been a long winter, but she was a bit beat up along her side and her forcola was well-worn. Still, I … Continue reading
Posted in Gondolas, Venice
Tagged Central Park, ferro, forcola, Free Gondola Ride, gondola, gondolier, rowing, venezia, Venice, writing
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Puzzling #6
I just realized that I never posted the finished puzzle! Here it is.
Answers to Your Gondola Questions
Ever wonder why gondolas are black? Or why they’re asymmetrical? Do you want to see a gondolier with a knife in hand? Here’s a fun animated talk about the history of the gondola in Venice: http://lauramorelli.com/2014/09/05/the-history-of-the-venetian-gondola-a-new-video-lesson-for-ted-ed/ One of my favorite … Continue reading
Cartoon Analysis
Last weekend the comic strip Rose Is Rose featured a gondolier! http://www.gocomics.com/roseisrose/2014/11/23 Let’s do some analysis here: The gondola has a proper forcola (with a bend in it and a little cleft to hold the oar), and there’s a ferro … Continue reading
Posted in Gondolas, Venice
Tagged ferro, forcola, gondola, gondolier, Grand Canal, remer, Rialto Bridge, venezia, Venice
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The Gondola Maker–Book Review
I was recently invited to participate in Italy Book Tours, a website that sends readers on “tours” of books about Italy. What a great concept, huh? The book I was asked to read is The Gondola Maker by Laura Morelli. … Continue reading
Don’t Let Go of the Oar
“It could be said that the marvelous city, falling from the sky and splintering apart, had scattered about itself these shard of beauty.” Sean Wilsey, in his April 22 New Yorker article, here quotes 19th century poet Luigi Carrer when … Continue reading