tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post5690728262509091621..comments2024-03-28T07:52:07.647-04:00Comments on venezia blog: Festa del Redentore 2014: Seeing, Feeling, Breathing FireworksSteven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-19254353163465512722017-02-19T07:39:24.331-05:002017-02-19T07:39:24.331-05:00I've been to a number of Redentore celebration...I've been to a number of Redentore celebrations and you've been to only one (so far) and yet your description makes it amply clear that you really didn't miss a thing--in spite of how many things there are to take in. Given how present your first experience is with you, it should be really interesting to discover the ways your second one differs or is similar. Each time you view it from a different location you see different things, have a different experience, get a different sense of all of it. Or at least that's been my experience. I hope you'll get a chance to be out on the water this year--and that high surprisingly cold wind doesn't make the water as rough as it was last year (the only time I've experienced anything like that in 6 years). But no matter where you choose to take it in from, I don't think you'll go wrong. Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-24854209766784704152017-02-04T16:05:53.275-05:002017-02-04T16:05:53.275-05:00I was standing in Piazza San Marco for the 2014 Re...I was standing in Piazza San Marco for the 2014 Redentore fireworks display on day one of my very first trip to Venice. What a treat is was to witness such a spectacle. The crowds buzzed with excitement reserved for such an occasion and the fireworks lit up the basin and the ancient city with an almost magical kaleidoscope of colors. An eclectic flotilla blanketed the water with revelers covering land, sea and the pontoon bridge spanning to Redentore Church. The vast fireworks display covered the night sky and reflected off of the water for around 45 minutes and when it ended the crowd roared in approval for what seemed like several minutes. I have been thinking about my trip to Venice for some time now. So much so that I am going back for Redentore 2017. I am quite sure it will be just as great the second time around. I may have to get out on the water this time. I can't wait for July 15!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-91999697420960914422014-08-02T11:19:54.907-04:002014-08-02T11:19:54.907-04:00It certainly was, Aria! It certainly was, Aria! Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-71806019984653382032014-08-02T11:19:15.126-04:002014-08-02T11:19:15.126-04:00Thanks, Yvonne. The fireworks went for about 45 mi...Thanks, Yvonne. The fireworks went for about 45 minutes this year, I think, which seems about what I recall from the the last previous 3 years, but I can't be positive. They certainly didn't seem in any way reduced. As for coming in July: I think your "almost" shows a wise hesitation.Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-40550679962095173662014-08-02T11:16:14.948-04:002014-08-02T11:16:14.948-04:00I've always heard (or read) of people going to...I've always heard (or read) of people going to Lido after the fireworks, Laura, and I think it's still done, but I'm not sure. I've found it to be a great show in previous years, but seated right beneath the fireworks somehow made it seem even more so this year. Thanks.Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-33416141353202722992014-07-27T16:37:55.804-04:002014-07-27T16:37:55.804-04:00Redentore was fine!Redentore was fine!Arialhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03243982001951297803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-78971947717215354402014-07-24T04:10:52.163-04:002014-07-24T04:10:52.163-04:00I really liked your description of being in the mi...I really liked your description of being in the midst of this festa. A while back, I read that the fireworks would be somewhat reduced this year, because of financial reasons. Do you think that was correct?<br /><br />(This almost makes me want to be in Venice in July. Almost.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-8362282742196185242014-07-22T21:48:33.913-04:002014-07-22T21:48:33.913-04:00That is one of the things I miss the most, i fuoch...That is one of the things I miss the most, i fuochi. I used to go the end of the Giudecca, where my friend Piero would set up a table early morning, spend hours talking and eating, spit watermelon seeds in the water and then enjoy the incredible display. No fireworks I have seen since moving to the US compare to that experience.<br /><br />When I was a teenager we used to go to the Lido and spend the night there. I wonder whether it is still a tradition for some.<br /><br />I am so glad you got to see this, and love the picture of Sandro in the gran finale glow. <br /><br />Jealous.....Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15305773287880023217noreply@blogger.com