Tag Archives: San Trovaso

Losing or Gaining Venice?

Posted on November 17, 2018 by

How does one lose a city? Lose it to tourism? Lose it by falling out of love with it? Lose it to memory loss as one ages? Or, as the protagonist Mark thinks to himself, “What myriad assortment of fickle … Continue reading →

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Vigna Murada

Posted on August 30, 2017 by

Vigna Murada, the original name of the island now known as Lazzaretto Novo, has had inhabitants since the Bronze Age. Most people think of it, however, as a quarantine island, where ships and their crews and cargos were held for … Continue reading →

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BoatChaseGondolaDestructionHorror

Posted on April 13, 2017 by

From the James Bond film Moonraker. I love the silly bits at the end, like the pigeon doing a double-take, or the guy at the table deciding that a gondola driving through the Piazza San Marco is a good reason … Continue reading →

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Gondola Sightings

Posted on August 4, 2015 by

Gondolas show up in expected and not-so-expected places. In May I was in New Orleans and saw this in City Park: The poor dear had its ferro amputated so it can fit under the bridges. No convenient tides like Venice … Continue reading →

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Disembodied Hands

Posted on August 2, 2014 by

Disembodies hands floating before the church altar. That’s what I saw last night, or thought I saw. Actually, it was the screen they had set up to project the image of the organist playing at the church of San Trovaso. … Continue reading →

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