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Tag Archives: pirates
What Gondoliers Do When No One Is Watching
Last summer I visited the Cloister of Sant’Apollonia, situated behind Basilica San Marco on the Canonica canal. I’ll post a separate blog about what I saw inside the cloister. But I couldn’t resist watching the gondoliers for a while from … Continue reading
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Tagged Basilica San Marco, canal, Gondolas, gondolier, Italian men, italy, monastery, pirates, Sant'Apollonia, venezia, Venice
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Confetti Belly
Carnevale in Venice has many pleasures (and a few pains), but one of my favorites is the confetti. At my first Carnevale, I was attacked in the street by a group of firemen with inflatable mallets (or was it the … Continue reading
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Tagged Carnevale, confetti, costumes, Piazza San Marco, pirates, travel, venezia, Venice
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Pirates Pillage Venice!
Breaking News! This Carnevale Season, a band of nine pirates marauded through Venice’s calli e campi, attacking innocent bystanders with their cutlasses and then pouring rum down their throats. Their leader, Captain Redbeard, was overheard snarling, “Ahoy, me mateys! We be … Continue reading
Ideas Dislocated in the Crowd
“In the evening there generally is on St. Mark’s place, such a mixed multitude of Jews, Turks, and Christians; lawyers, knaves, and pick-pockets; mountebanks, old women and physicians; women of quality with masks; strumpets barefaced; and, in short, such a … Continue reading
