tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post4126550134047103974..comments2024-03-28T07:52:07.647-04:00Comments on venezia blog: Unseen Venice: A Cantiere in CannaregioSteven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-57531293404249812018-03-27T11:59:16.922-04:002018-03-27T11:59:16.922-04:00Thanks for your comment, Stephen, and I think your...Thanks for your comment, Stephen, and I think your thoughts on Brugnaro are on target. Indeed, so obsessed is he with a certain (bumpkin's) idea of "lusso" that it was actually the theme of the Venice Pavilion at the last Biennale, if you can believe that. Alas, as some developers have found out, the super rich don't want to necessarily live above calli flooded with (and degraded by) mass tourism--which is why Brugnaro and his ilk have set their sights on cheaply snapping up islands in the lagoon that were formerly used for state institutions (military or hospitals, for example). So the historic center can be destroyed by the masses while the rich are pampered on islands reachable only by private transportation. In other words, a lose-lose situation for actual residents. Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-18211429205557979442018-03-27T11:51:15.376-04:002018-03-27T11:51:15.376-04:00You're right, Andreas, like so much else, it c...You're right, Andreas, like so much else, it comes down to whom you know--or whether you're willing to tolerate the risks of certain unofficial spots, which leave you open to the possibility of being towed. Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-56620651338768760032017-11-20T14:50:01.459-05:002017-11-20T14:50:01.459-05:00A fascinating glimpse of Venetian everyday life. I...A fascinating glimpse of Venetian everyday life. In other cities we struggle for a parking spot for the car but in Venice the need for an ormeggio is even more essential since it in a way defines the lifestyle of the city. My friends in Casteło had the sheer luck of getting the use of the ormeggio of an elderly neighbor but I couldn’t imagine it was so impossible to get one, at least not without the (im)proper connections.A.Jonssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14979575755450985837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-76694865337775671852017-11-18T07:08:37.603-05:002017-11-18T07:08:37.603-05:00This is a fascinating insight which I enjoyed read...This is a fascinating insight which I enjoyed reading, disturbing as it is. It would certainly appear that Mayor Brugnano is far more concerned about turning Venice into a luxury shopping centre as I said on my Twitter feed this week. A Neiman Marcus or Harvey Nichols of the Adriatic with luxury hotels for the super rich to stay before and after making their purchases. The fact that he does not even live on the lagoon makes it even more shocking.<br /><br />Thank you so much for bringing it to my attention.Stephen E Killickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07154101602625470801noreply@blogger.com