tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post4052226525987320993..comments2024-03-29T10:30:21.072-04:00Comments on venezia blog: Long Time No See: Ala Napoleonica, Piazza San MarcoSteven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-43096018165417131902014-02-11T06:09:10.110-05:002014-02-11T06:09:10.110-05:00I've still never been inside the clock tower, ...I've still never been inside the clock tower, Chris, your comment is a very good reminder to go. I'll have to do it soon.<br /><br />The stage they're putting up is for Carnevale festivities, which is kind of funny, as one of the first thoughts I had when I saw them taking down the billboard was how lucky those coming for Carnevale would be this year to finally see the Piazza without huge obstructions. I forgot about the stage, whose massive videoscreen often loops commercials during the course of Carnevale. Sometimes even during the course of onstage performances, which is a little odd. Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-37234027587403980772014-02-11T06:02:34.781-05:002014-02-11T06:02:34.781-05:00Well, Tom, that does put it in perspective. But as...Well, Tom, that does put it in perspective. But as I believe there were no massive ads on the clock tower scaffolding as it was being renovated, can I claim that the huge billboard on the Ala Napoleonica made it seem twice as long as it was?Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-22021575933929871172014-02-09T18:15:04.777-05:002014-02-09T18:15:04.777-05:00I am on the same page as Tom in re the clock tower...I am on the same page as Tom in re the clock tower. It was scaffolded on my first trip in 2002. On our last visit in 2012, we took the tour and would recommend it to anyone. Great photos from that viewpoint. <br /><br />Am glad to see that awful ad coming down but it looks as though some stage is being erected in Piazza San Marco - at least according to the Hotel Concordia webcam.chrisvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06419809718570953609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-6983474838506873362014-02-06T20:09:43.887-05:002014-02-06T20:09:43.887-05:00You're lucky at only four years. It was ten ye...You're lucky at only four years. It was ten years before my wife and I saw the clock tower!Tomnoreply@blogger.com