tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post7561839737469199304..comments2024-03-29T10:30:21.072-04:00Comments on venezia blog: An Outsiders' Guide to Secret Venice, Part 1: The Cannaregio Gondola FactorySteven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-74158154219674430642017-11-09T12:32:25.928-05:002017-11-09T12:32:25.928-05:00It does make for quite a dramatic story, though, S...It does make for quite a dramatic story, though, Stephen, even if, as Mary Jane helpfully suggests, it was borrowed from another place entirely! Alas, the Serenissima was, in other instances, quite capable of some extreme and inhumane punishments.<br /> Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-79253314088928980782017-08-10T12:51:58.472-04:002017-08-10T12:51:58.472-04:00they got it mixed up with San Basilio cathedral in...they got it mixed up with San Basilio cathedral in Moscow...the architect was blinded after completing the masterpiece... <br />mary jane cryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05229545822213640075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-91274643401544632242017-08-10T09:57:29.636-04:002017-08-10T09:57:29.636-04:00Not so much an idiotic statement more an urban myt...Not so much an idiotic statement more an urban myth regarding the wonderful clock tower of the Piazza, is that the makers of the clock mechanism, which incidentally was made at Reggio Emilia by Paolo Rainieri and his son Carlo, were both blinded on the orders of the Maggior Consiglio of Venice so that they could not create a similar wonder elsewhere. Thankfully this is complete nonsense.Stephen E Killickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07154101602625470801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-41732350173772217112017-08-10T09:25:26.949-04:002017-08-10T09:25:26.949-04:00My favorite, though not an assertion but a questio...My favorite, though not an assertion but a question: Guy in a ten gallon hat asking his wife where the David was....I didn't wait to hear the answer. JoAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16979795710710495202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-11357716293230628742017-08-09T05:43:10.092-04:002017-08-09T05:43:10.092-04:00That's marvelous, Mary, I love it!
If you...That's marvelous, Mary, I love it! <br /><br />If you're going to get things wrong about Venice it seems best to err at the far-reaches of mind-boggling absurdity and at full volume. <br /><br />Imagine going around the city with that guy for a couple of hours.Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-59393580134135929322017-08-09T05:38:57.280-04:002017-08-09T05:38:57.280-04:00Yes, Edoardo, your old association of remiere is s...Yes, Edoardo, your old association of remiere is still going strong.<br /><br /> I'm sure there are a lot of things to be written about San Servolo, but I think I'll leave that others.Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-43749916400772075732017-08-08T20:58:34.898-04:002017-08-08T20:58:34.898-04:00The best one I heard was on a No.1 vaporetto where...The best one I heard was on a No.1 vaporetto where a (loud) 'gentleman' pointed out to his companions that the vaporetto stops at Rialto covered with "Diesel" advertising signs (promoting jeans etc), were actually re-fuelling stops...... He went on to explain at some length how he'd seen them being used........marykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12146247842636775281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-42789561148871760572017-08-08T15:57:57.790-04:002017-08-08T15:57:57.790-04:00Tanks for the nice picture of my former remiera wh...Tanks for the nice picture of my former remiera where I was first instructed to the art of voga. It's good to see them still standing and keeping traditions alive. <br /><br />Let me suggest as subject for one of the follow-ups about little-know facts and places in Venice the Isola di San Servolo. The Chinese connections may surprise many. <br /><br />Edoardo Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com