tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post1485603733215515895..comments2024-03-23T07:23:53.466-04:00Comments on venezia blog: Cole Porter at Ca' RezzonicoSteven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-53354872157638374232014-09-05T12:22:05.253-04:002014-09-05T12:22:05.253-04:00Oh my, Anonymous: 1/2 Siclian 1/2 Genovese also! I...Oh my, Anonymous: 1/2 Siclian 1/2 Genovese also! I'm not sure whether this is something about which we should share a sense of pride or of commiseration (the latter if your parents bickered as mine did!). I always liked the name of that Genoa station--it's nice to pronounce.Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-78411533138241769942014-09-05T12:18:46.562-04:002014-09-05T12:18:46.562-04:00The actual neighborhood, or sestiere, Anonymous, i...The actual neighborhood, or sestiere, Anonymous, is Dorsoduro, just a short distance from Campo San Barnaba. But you can reach Ca' Rezzonico by just taking the number 1 vaporetto down the Grand Canal and getting off at the stop that bears its name. Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-87814904258298446352014-08-20T17:13:55.434-04:002014-08-20T17:13:55.434-04:00Sorry. I'm a bit of a Luddite. Did not underst...Sorry. I'm a bit of a Luddite. Did not understand. I too am of Sicilian and Genovese heritage. Lucky you to be in Venice. My family name is thr train station in Genoa.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-91103379448487977402014-08-20T17:11:30.121-04:002014-08-20T17:11:30.121-04:00Thank you. What neighborhood of Venice???Thank you. What neighborhood of Venice???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-38864573794595532012011-02-18T13:00:16.082-05:002011-02-18T13:00:16.082-05:00He certainly deserves a mention of some kind. But ...He certainly deserves a mention of some kind. But maybe the descendants of whomever was involved in the scandal still have a certain pull in the town? (Or has my imagination simply been infected already with the Italian love of secret influences and byzantine family drama?)Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-87526216971832210122011-02-16T09:49:59.138-05:002011-02-16T09:49:59.138-05:00Wonderful post! I'd read that Cole Porter spen...Wonderful post! I'd read that Cole Porter spent a lot of time in Venice but didn't know that's where he lived. He deserves a plaque on the side too.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08382707422387155757noreply@blogger.com