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Tag Archives: palaces
Only Three Minutes for You
Only a precious three minutes of exterior Venice footage, from the TWA plane flying into the old airport to when Faith and Kate drive off into Tuscany. That’s why I rented Only You, the 1994 film by Norman Jewison and … Continue reading
Posted in Gondolas
Tagged film, Free Gondola Ride, gondola, gondolier, Grand Canal, Hotel Danieli, italy, Only You, palaces, palazzi, San Moise, Summertime, traghetto, travel, venezia, Venice
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Quattro Minuti con Casanova: The Ridotto
It’s been a while since I shared a Quattro Minuti video with you. I know, some of you have already binged watched all of them on YouTube. But I’m guessing some of you wait feverishly for me to dole out … Continue reading
Posted in Casanova, Venice, Writing
Tagged Casanova, casino, gambling, history, History of my Life, Hotel Monaco, Italian history, Italian men, italy, palaces, palazzo, Quattro Minuti, research, ridotto, San Moise, seductive venice, travel, venezia, Venice, Venice history, video, walking guide, writing
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Where Am I?
Your latest location to puzzle over. Here are a couple shots I took while looking out the windows: And here’s the ceiling… And the floor. So where am I? Can you name the building?
Posted in Venice
Tagged Grand Canal, history, palaces, palazzo, Rialto Bridge, travel, vaporetto, venezia, Venice, writing
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Quattro Minuti con Casanova: Baffo’s House
On a windy day, my friend Adriano filmed this episode of Quattro Minuti con Casanova in Campo San Maurizio. Giorgio Baffo, (1694-1768) writer of licentious poems, was also a mentor and friend to Giacomo Casanova. Here at his house, the Palazzo … Continue reading
Posted in Casanova, Venice, Writing
Tagged books, Campo San Maurizio, Casanova, Giorgio Baffo, history, palaces, palazzo, poetry, seductive venice, travel, venezia, Venice, walking guide, writing
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A New Original
When I first started sharing my writing with a larger audience, I thought the pinnacle of success was lots of money, a book on a best seller list, and maybe a seat at Oprah’s table. Instead, so many other kinds of … Continue reading
Posted in A Beautiful Woman in Venice, Venice, Writing
Tagged books, gondola, Grand Canal, history, Italian history, Italian language, Luisa Bergalli, painting, palaces, palazzo, pastels, publishing, Rococo, Rosalba Carriera, translation, travel, venezia, Venice, women artists, women's history, writing
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Specchi
Sometimes, if you’re lucky, the canals turn into mirrors. I wish the sky had been a clearer, deeper blue this day. I guess I could have made that happen in photoshopland, but these shots are all natural. But I can’t … Continue reading
Posted in Venice
Tagged boats, bridges, canals, Canareggio, fondamenta, ghetto, Misericordia, palaces, photos, travel, venezia, Venice
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