Thursday, May 29, 2014

Opera on the Water

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This, too, is boat ownership: getting a tow for repairs One of the big local stories a couple of days ago was that a restaurant owne...
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Sunday, May 25, 2014

When the Visiting Team Bus Is Actually a Boat...

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...it makes for a much more picturesque leave-taking, I think, regardless of the outcome of the game. This is from last Sunday aftern...
Friday, May 23, 2014

The Lagoon Set Off to Best Effect

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Part of Murano against a backdrop of mountains, last week after a storm The first time I visited Venice as a teenager I had no idea moun...
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Tuesday, May 20, 2014

Ottilia's Secret Garden, Giudecca

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Ottilia Iten, in hat, talks with some of the many visitors to her garden on the Giudecca Depending on where you arrive at Giudecca, and ...
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Thursday, May 15, 2014

The Real Drama Over the Island of Poveglia Begins Now

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A mix of blue sky and storm yesterday over Poveglia (background) and the former lunatic asylum island of San Servolo For those of us fon...
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Monday, May 12, 2014

Today is Your Last Chance to Buy a Venetian Island for 99 Euro

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"We show our faces, but Mr X doesn't": A recent post on the Poveglia Per Tutti Facebook page contrasts the transparent and ...
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Friday, May 9, 2014

Festa di Primavera Tomorrow in Garden of ex-Ospedale Umberto I

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The preschool Pan di Zenzero occupies part of the building at left; services for adults who are known in Italian as i diversabili (the ...