I’m Danish, from Copenhagen, but I’ve been living in Venice for over a decade, with my Venetian wife Martina and our two dogs.
My alma mater is the University of Copenhagen, from where I have an M.A. in History and Italian and a B.Sc. in computer science. I’m also an authorised Tour Leader (accompagnatore turistico) here in Italy in Danish, English and Italian, and a reasonably able photographer.
Venice is a truly magical place, and I never get tired of it. I’ve been here for over a decade, and every day is like the first.
I have a couple of small activities here in Venice:
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Across the river, into the trees
I spent a good deal of January and February 2021 on a movie set, but it wasn’t a very positive experience
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Death
Death is always with us, even if we choose not to notice.
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High tide in Venice
On a late Tuesday evening Fabio shouldn’t even be in his trattoria, which is only ever open for lunch. Yet here he was, sitting with his face in his hands behind the counter, while the water was pouring copiously inside. The barrier he had put in the front door was of little help keeping the […]
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Cruise ship accident in Venice
This morning a huge cruise ship, the MSC Opera, lost control in the middle of Venice city, hit the quay and a moored ship.
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Liberation Day in Venice
I’ve had the great honour of being invited to the official celebration of Liberation Day in Venice by ANPI, the national association of Italian resistance fighters, to photograph their participation in the event.
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Penny
Last Tuesday I placed the most difficult signature of my life on the most unwanted piece of paper ever. I signed away the life of our Penny. Penny came to us thirteen months ago. She was in a horrible condition. Months of neglect has reduced her to shadow of herself. Down to half her former […]
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Brexit from a distance
Brexit doesn’t influence me directly, but being Danish living in Italy means my existence relies on freedom of movement. Brexit attacks that freedom.
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Bicycles in Berlin
I’ve been bicycling all my life, and its one of the very few things I miss here in Venice. Berlin, on the other hand, is full of bicycles.
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Lio Piccolo
While I’ve kayaked a lot around much of the lagoon, I’ve never been to some of the northernmost parts. My friend Selina took me up there by car, looking for flamingos.
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Drowning in silence
A man was drowning besides me in the hospital pool, and I didn’t know what to do to save him.
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Annegare in silenzio
Io ho visto un uomo annegare a due metri da me in piscina, e non ho saputo salvargli.
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You can email me at rene@seindal.dk or by leaving a comment on this site.
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