Tag Archives: Gondolas

Puzzle (8)

Posted on May 7, 2020 by seductivevenice

Having a cup of tea this time instead of a glass of wine!  

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Venice, Wish You Were Here #9

Posted on April 24, 2020 by seductivevenice

April 24, 1965 Dear Mother–We are still touring Italy but we had to park the car and take a boat when we got here. Spent Easter with Evo’s mother and then took off again in another direction. Having fun. –Love, … Continue reading →

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Sharing: Gondola Shoes

Posted on February 7, 2020 by seductivevenice

Provocative title, no? Do I mean shoes you wear on a gondola? Shoes that gondolas wear? Neither! Rita (who has contributed Venetiana to this site before) sent this photo spotted in Santa Cruz, California, of a painting featuring gondolas in … Continue reading →

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Venice, My Muse: An Interview with Candace Magner

Posted on November 11, 2019 by seductivevenice

Candace Magner is a lyric singer, baroque guitarist, and musicologist. She created the website BarbaraStrozzi.com to collect all the known information, and has now finished publishing The Complete Works of Barbara Strozzi along with co-editor Dr. Richard Kolb through her … Continue reading →

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Gondolas4All

Posted on August 19, 2019 by seductivevenice

Seen in Venice near Piazzale Roma. What a great graphic, no? And what a great idea. Apparently they opened a special pier in 2016. Here’s the site Gondolas4All if you want to check it out or support the cause.

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Venice, My Muse: An Interview with Karen Cogan

Posted on March 11, 2019 by seductivevenice

As you may remember from a recent post, Karen Cogan is a fellow Venice addict who recently sent me a painting she made of Ca’ Memmo. Clearly, she loves this city, so this month she shares with you her responses … Continue reading →

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Why Should Someone Read …

Posted on October 26, 2018 by seductivevenice

…my books? You can find out the answer to this and other questions in an interview recently posted by the Italian American Press, an online resource listing dozens of books about Italian American topics. They include fiction, history, biography, memoir, … Continue reading →

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“The Fayrest That Ever I Saw”

Posted on September 19, 2018 by seductivevenice

“…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 →

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Regatta Report: SS Giovanni e Paolo

Posted on July 5, 2018 by seductivevenice

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 →

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What’s Wrong with These Pictures?

Posted on June 4, 2018 by seductivevenice

This gallery contains 5 photos.

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