tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post7251555739260624505..comments2024-03-23T07:23:53.466-04:00Comments on venezia blog: Herr Wagner, Meet Sior Antonio RiobaSteven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-43709587738754964572018-03-13T13:21:42.083-04:002018-03-13T13:21:42.083-04:00Thank you much for letting me know about this, Bri...Thank you much for letting me know about this, Brigitte--but, as you point out, the "restoration" leaves something to be desired! I also appreciate you tracking down the fact that an official restoration could be done if anyone would pony up 8,000 euro. That seems awfully expensive--I think I could get work done on my own for less. So perhaps the present version is at least a step in the right direction (if only it were centered a bit better). Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-56885495479157513542018-03-10T16:27:14.671-05:002018-03-10T16:27:14.671-05:00After 5 years the nose is 'restored'!
http...After 5 years the nose is 'restored'!<br />https://venedig-ebb.blogspot.de/2018/03/nasenkorrektur-in-venedig.htmlB. Eckerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13939198688720031185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-7049530552679891492013-01-23T14:29:38.913-05:002013-01-23T14:29:38.913-05:00I can imagine some kids might believe they're ...I can imagine some kids might believe they're doing something akin to art--"expressing themselves"--with their scrawls, Yvonne, but maybe it's just all about destruction. Recent polls have shown that most young Italians don't have much hope for their own future & would like to move to another country, and here in Venice, where opportunities are even narrower, well, I imagine civic pride especially takes a hit when so little of what goes on in the city is oriented toward residents and so little of the city's future is in the hands of residents. It takes a great leap of faith to think that one can fight off the outside corporate forces that can't wait to squeeze every last cent from the city and every last bit of actual life. Additionally, the school system seems pretty poor here so I doubt the kids are getting much encouragement to try to think beyond the monoculture of tourism--as it's so hard for anyone, even highly-educated adults with multiple degrees in urban planning, for example, to figure out what to do next. Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-18080931362899687912013-01-22T06:05:16.339-05:002013-01-22T06:05:16.339-05:00Am I just more sensitive to it, or does there seem...Am I just more sensitive to it, or does there seem to be an increase in this senseless sort of behaviour ... graffiti, destruction of property, increase in rubbish all over Venice, and the list goes on. Where has civic pride gone? <br /><br />YvonneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-83163220807941603092013-01-20T09:24:21.818-05:002013-01-20T09:24:21.818-05:00Sono d'accordo... Dumb pointless destruction.Sono d'accordo... Dumb pointless destruction.Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-17587347383985193042013-01-19T13:06:15.141-05:002013-01-19T13:06:15.141-05:00An atrocity...non ho parole.An atrocity...non ho parole.ariodante76https://www.blogger.com/profile/01403950897056248308noreply@blogger.com