tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post7625601108260697692..comments2024-03-28T07:52:07.647-04:00Comments on venezia blog: Carnevale Kicks Off With a Splash, or TwoSteven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-6143185592629855572015-02-07T13:16:57.684-05:002015-02-07T13:16:57.684-05:00I've never actually seen Cirque du Soleil in p...I've never actually seen Cirque du Soleil in person, Bridget, but I suspect the organizers here were aiming for, or aspiring to, that kind of fantastical spectacle. People seemed to enjoy it, and for all the masses of people lining the rail-less canal, I didn't hear that anyone fell (or found themselves pushed by a sudden surge) in. This alone made the evening something of a success, as just a couple days before a tourist had fallen into a canal while taking a "selfie" and had to be rescued by a heroic fellow from Chioggia. Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-3942751737661243822015-02-07T13:08:06.735-05:002015-02-07T13:08:06.735-05:00Thanks for your comment, Andrew, and for providing...Thanks for your comment, Andrew, and for providing me with an intriguing image of a couple to keep an eye out for. In fact, such an intriguing image that I might have to set out in search of you. I hope you have a good time here during your stay.Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-14832644811261610292015-02-07T13:05:35.116-05:002015-02-07T13:05:35.116-05:00If it looks markedly more sophisticated (or howeve...If it looks markedly more sophisticated (or however you might put it) than the two previous ones you've seen, Y, I wonder whether this is a good sign or a bad one? By which I mean: Did the ones you see seem more oriented toward locals, and this more tourist-oriented?Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-80383387367746614812015-02-07T09:36:09.957-05:002015-02-07T09:36:09.957-05:00Beautiful pictures - it seems they went all out th...Beautiful pictures - it seems they went all out this year, so clever and creative.Love catch of the evening! Glad to see the sun has come back! Bridget Gleesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08490725625704538201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-40487068720704897712015-02-03T05:37:00.806-05:002015-02-03T05:37:00.806-05:00Thanks for the photos. We are coming next week for...Thanks for the photos. We are coming next week for Carnevale. If you see two Elizabethan cats come and say hello.Andrew H.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-29416769810760109572015-02-02T03:24:08.813-05:002015-02-02T03:24:08.813-05:00I agree, they really knocked themselves out with t...I agree, they really knocked themselves out with this opening, compared to the 2 I've seen. I'm always late to the party.<br /><br />You did well, taking photos over the many heads.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com