tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post1934941211331483668..comments2024-03-23T07:23:53.466-04:00Comments on venezia blog: A Boating Party: from Today's 44th VogalongaSteven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-1882277381758150642018-07-22T06:41:08.773-04:002018-07-22T06:41:08.773-04:00I hadn't thought of that, Rob, but it makes se...I hadn't thought of that, Rob, but it makes sense. Though the pairing of the two small flags at the top of the mast--one of the EU, one of the UK--makes me also suspect that this evocatively Edwardian garden party expresses a solidarity with Europe that Brexiters have tried to destroy. Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-1571920411837537822018-07-22T06:33:56.784-04:002018-07-22T06:33:56.784-04:00Despite what my late reply may suggest, I was very...Despite what my late reply may suggest, I was very happy to find out from you how your outing went! I'd have admired your stamina greatly if you'd managed simply to go up and down the length of the Grand Canal on that extremely picturesque but not-very-practical craft, but paddling 15 km with it strikes me as the impressive equivalent of those legendarily long swims Lord Byron is supposed to have taken in Venice! Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-77577177219331599332018-05-23T16:40:08.508-04:002018-05-23T16:40:08.508-04:00We didn't complete the whole 30km, we did appr...We didn't complete the whole 30km, we did approximately 15km on the day which was jolly hard work but made very enjoyable by the lovely people of Venice who were incredibly supportive and kind. The Man in the Glowing Green Blazer.The Man in the Glowing Green Blazerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03544561642566267969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-33526898409478878602018-05-21T10:44:24.249-04:002018-05-21T10:44:24.249-04:00Maybe more Royal Wedding mania perhaps?Maybe more Royal Wedding mania perhaps?Rob Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13737852771345116009noreply@blogger.com