tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post7511831875505642000..comments2024-03-29T10:28:56.274-04:00Comments on venezia blog: Reflections On A Sunday Afternoon On the Grand Canal (6 Views)Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-24763664159006088092020-05-10T06:25:12.505-04:002020-05-10T06:25:12.505-04:00Yes, you can row everywhere now, and as of last Mo...Yes, you can row everywhere now, and as of last Monday one can go out on the lagoon in one's private boat--but only with immediate family and in accordance with the other social distancing measures still in place (eg, we took a friend out to see a boat for sale on Mazzorbo, near Burano, and we all wore masks and kept a proper distance between us while looking at the boat, as we would have in the center of the city. In our boat we even kept the proper distance from the friend to whom we gave a ride.)Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-76387258599553920772020-05-10T06:21:29.734-04:002020-05-10T06:21:29.734-04:00Thank you, RPG, and it's really nice indeed to...Thank you, RPG, and it's really nice indeed to see rowers on such a calm Grand Canal--as in recent years the water traffic had gotten so heavy, especially with cavalcades of water taxis carrying tourists, that the last time I tried to row on the Grand Canal I found it pretty unpleasant going (and it was on a Sunday evening when I thought the traffic would be lighter!). Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-7734212058826535372020-05-10T06:18:49.613-04:002020-05-10T06:18:49.613-04:00I'm glad you like them, Ella, it's hard to...I'm glad you like them, Ella, it's hard to do justice to the reality.Steven Varni, aka Sig. Nonlosohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10066672605318740533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-22148859343692912622020-05-09T08:44:05.627-04:002020-05-09T08:44:05.627-04:00Is rowing on the Canal Grande allowed henceforth? ...Is rowing on the Canal Grande allowed henceforth? Will you go boating soon in the lagoon?Auvraisienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05288649588934317570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-5201939147585915252020-05-07T20:09:51.798-04:002020-05-07T20:09:51.798-04:00Wow -- gorgeous pictures! And nice to see rowers ...Wow -- gorgeous pictures! And nice to see rowers out on such a beautiful day.redpencilgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11625431702124545988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151589473709505648.post-36780887610907215622020-05-06T12:20:58.600-04:002020-05-06T12:20:58.600-04:00Absolutely wonderful! Real "Poster images&quo...Absolutely wonderful! Real "Poster images". Colours and reflections quite incredible. Thank you.Ella Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15651842165614832456noreply@blogger.com