tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post5349824873706200871..comments2024-03-28T07:52:07.647-04:00Comments on venezia blog: Love For Sale: Accademia Bridge, This AfternoonSteven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-92065586799706914232014-04-17T10:36:46.363-04:002014-04-17T10:36:46.363-04:00Thank you Anonymous, I'm sorry to have missed ...Thank you Anonymous, I'm sorry to have missed your comment for so long. If only visitors knew how much residents disliked the locks perhaps some of the visitors wouldn't put them on. But, alas, others would, and do, no matter what.Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-60176222181337254282014-03-20T07:40:55.617-04:002014-03-20T07:40:55.617-04:00what a great blob! I live in Venice and you wouldn...what a great blob! I live in Venice and you wouldn't believe how many people agree with this. It's not only the Accademia bridge but all the rest too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-47388601497673622512013-03-24T16:24:08.840-04:002013-03-24T16:24:08.840-04:00Thanks so much for your kind words, Val, and thank...Thanks so much for your kind words, Val, and thanks so much, too, for revealing the origin of all those increasingly ugly locks on the bridge! Here's hoping that if the police in Rome, where it originated, finally decided to take action, then perhaps those in Venezia may get around to it also. I'd buy a lock cutter myself, but the ones that the Rome police are using look quite serious--and expensive. Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-67806630297888211232013-03-23T15:47:59.962-04:002013-03-23T15:47:59.962-04:00I'm so glad I found your wonderful blog! I ha...I'm so glad I found your wonderful blog! I haven't lived in Venice for years now, but try to get back to visit friends there every few years. Reading your blog takes me right back to many wonderful memories! <br />I'm so disappointed the "lucchetti d'amore" tradition has come to the Accademia! It was started by a scene in a book (later made into a film) called "Tre metri sopra terra"... the bridge in the film is in Rome and the police there finally clamped down on it. Hopefully Venice will follow suit! Here is an article about the Ponte Milvio getting cleaned up: http://qn.quotidiano.net/cronaca/2012/09/10/770354-roma-rimossi-lucchetti-amore-ponte-milvio.shtmlValhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11698800778248540621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-63327791390549441702013-03-20T15:54:32.365-04:002013-03-20T15:54:32.365-04:00With very rare exceptions--such as the English-spe...With very rare exceptions--such as the English-speaking tourist who unfortunately poured out a long filthy stream of curses right in front of my very interested 5-yr-old son when he was asked to remove his huge rucksack in a rush-hour vaporetto--individual tourists are not the problem, it's the sheer quantity. But the people in power in Venice have tied the city to mass tourism and show little sign of kicking the easy greedy lazy habit & pursuing more sustainable ways for the city to survive (a problem it has faced since the end of the Republic). <br /><br />I've lived here nearly 2 1/2 yrs and I was shocked the other day when I saw how many locks now befoul the bridge: I think it's only rather recently that the sellers have basically set up shop there. <br /><br />Before we moved here I was happy to discover blogs on Venice that gave me a sense of the city day-by-day at the present moment--which even the best book can't really do. I'd be happy if my blog could do something of the same sort for people who aren't here, and I thank you very much for your comment. Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-48330287868296021502013-03-20T13:32:04.938-04:002013-03-20T13:32:04.938-04:00I'm so pleased to have found your amazing blog...I'm so pleased to have found your amazing blog! I always feel slightly shameful that I am just another tourist when I visit the greatest city on earth, so I do like to learn as much as I can about life in Venice,in order to try and avoid some of the faux pas I am sure must annoy Venetians intensely (over and above the sheer number of us pesky tourists!)I had wondered what on earth was going on with the locks, which I only noticed for the first time last year. Until I can get back again, I will console myself with reading your new posts and going back and reading the old ones. Thank you xJayne Wheatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-15639734127616590762013-03-17T14:26:00.543-04:002013-03-17T14:26:00.543-04:00If you're going to run at all it better be wit...If you're going to run at all it better be with a bad crowd, or why bother? Cranky pants, however, just don't sound very comfortable.Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-7776135456251329292013-03-17T14:24:55.365-04:002013-03-17T14:24:55.365-04:00Wouldn't it be nice if they cut them off some ...Wouldn't it be nice if they cut them off some day and posted a sign at each end of the bridge stating that it is forbidden to attach locks to the bridge? But perhaps it's not...Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-85826237789464897552013-03-17T14:23:09.709-04:002013-03-17T14:23:09.709-04:00I watched the trailer of the movie on Youtube with...I watched the trailer of the movie on Youtube with Jen & Sandro; she's up for watching it, I'm not entirely sure, Sandro has no interest at all, in spite of the fact he has his own little romance going with a classmate... Maybe Jen & I will watch it. It's good to know it's worth watching.Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-64747860732366123992013-03-16T14:57:48.638-04:002013-03-16T14:57:48.638-04:00Yvonne, we are co-members of two different groups,...Yvonne, we are co-members of two different groups, The Bad Crowd and Cranky-Pants, Inc.! I wonder how this will look on my resume? They are rather lofty groups, don't you think?Susie Lhttp://www.marklindsayart.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-86236386115642608902013-03-16T12:44:31.923-04:002013-03-16T12:44:31.923-04:00It really is a sweet movie and Sir Laurence Olivie...It really is a sweet movie and Sir Laurence Olivier is very funny. There are beautiful scenes shot in Paris, Venice and Verona, which for the scenery alone, make the movie worth watching. <br /><br />Yes, the throwing of the keys into the water is worse than the locks themselves IMO.Susie Lhttp://www.marklindsayart.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-27282641445341226162013-03-15T16:06:40.225-04:002013-03-15T16:06:40.225-04:00I was stunned to see how many more of these (exple...I was stunned to see how many more of these (expleted) locks there now are on the Accademia Bridge, in just one year. <br /><br />Signed: Foundation Member, Cranky Pants Inc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-42172657063897560382013-03-15T15:30:24.045-04:002013-03-15T15:30:24.045-04:00There's been a run on cranky-pants, Susie, due...There's been a run on cranky-pants, Susie, due to the subject of this post. I didn't know about the key throwing, but I guess if you're going to vandalize Venice you might as well pollute it, too. <br /><br />A Little Romance is a good movie? I know nothing about it except that Bridge of Sighs bit. Should I finally see it after all these years?Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-21973749439460245972013-03-15T15:25:48.282-04:002013-03-15T15:25:48.282-04:00I don't know if either you, Sasha, or you, Ber...I don't know if either you, Sasha, or you, Bert, have noticed a variation on the photo Sasha took in Carrara that appears in large letters on the wall of the Arsenale near the Celestia stop? In a large ugly spray-painted sprawl a couple (whose names I won't mention) expresses their thanks "to everyone" (a tutti). I guess this was cheaper than buying and mailing thank you cards after the wedding.<br /><br />I'm willing to bet that the scrawl on those old bricks will outlast the love... But, in any case, perhaps I should start my own little business near the vaporetto stop and at one end of the long metal catwalk that runs along that long wall, offering other lovers the chance to scrawl their sentiments beside what's already there. All I need is a can of spray paint. The sad thing is that I'd probably not lack for tourist customers.Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-63225793295438014882013-03-15T15:18:25.543-04:002013-03-15T15:18:25.543-04:00You and I both (have had our rants). The bags and ...You and I both (have had our rants). The bags and jelly toy sellers are annoying--especially when you have a young child and they actually target the child (which seems below the belt to me but, alas, is no different than major corporations)--but at least they don't actually do physical damage to the city. What these guys on the bridge are selling and what the obnoxious sweeties are buying is vandalism pure and simple. Where are the cops? Well, it must ultimately not be that important to the authorities to stop as there are at least a half dozen guys loitering on the Accademia at all times. Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-11478658701276587942013-03-15T03:29:21.979-04:002013-03-15T03:29:21.979-04:00Carrara is a small town, I think the ads were plac...Carrara is a small town, I think the ads were placed in the block where a lot of locals know the newlyweds. And there is a chance Emanuela and Massimo have removed the announcements themselves after a day or two - somehow I can't see this happy new couple as uncaring citizens...<br /><br />People really communicate in such tiny cities, here is another (blurry) photo shot in Pietrasanta:<br /><br />http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/2954/imgp3301a.jpg<br /><br />The older women were approaching the happy bride all the time, asking her: - So you've just married, bella? How old are you? 22? Brava! - <br /><br />So people are genuinely sympathetic to the young ones, they really care and share the joy. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-17513440616306159192013-03-14T21:14:13.950-04:002013-03-14T21:14:13.950-04:00Okay, I have my cranky-pants on too! I hate this i...Okay, I have my cranky-pants on too! I hate this insipid, uninspired, juvenile trend! Plus, part of the "ceremony" is to throw the keys into whatever body of water said bridge spans. <br /><br />I love "A Little Romance" however. Now that is a love story.Susie Lhttp://www.marklindsayart.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-33653006448251411832013-03-14T12:35:15.334-04:002013-03-14T12:35:15.334-04:00Emanuela and Massimo's declaration will leave ...Emanuela and Massimo's declaration will leave a nasty mess of sticky tape around that post when the paper has been blown or washed away. What is it with these people? Nobody but a few close friends and family knows or cares who they are. That goes for the "lock people" too. If the lock is meant to symbolise eternal love, let them remember there are bolt-cutters and divorce lawyers. What the Italian politician said could also be said of diseases. Berthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04432970663201300004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-71645058410285756452013-03-14T07:24:41.124-04:002013-03-14T07:24:41.124-04:0022 month ago I took that photo in Carrara - some E...22 month ago I took that photo in Carrara - some Emanuela and Massimo felt that their marriage and love should be announced and chose a way that looks to me a less...lemming-style. <br /><br />http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/9531/imgp3080a.jpg<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-85935800626474879732013-03-14T06:44:26.025-04:002013-03-14T06:44:26.025-04:00Totally agree. I really wish they would stop these...Totally agree. I really wish they would stop these locks they do look unsightly and as you say in these tough economic times resourses could be better used. For the life of me I do not know (or perhaps I do which is worrying) why the Police do not clamp down on these Sellers, they are the same ones with the bags, jelly toys etc. If the Police in Venice ie a city with no easy escape route cannot stop them then Lord help the rest of us!! Anyway I have had my rant!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com