René's old blog
Whatever I feel like posting, whenever
This site goes back some twenty-five years, so it is bound to be full of stale links and irrelevant information. It is, at best, updated irregularly.
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Today’s high tide (flooded is red)
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Google Canal view
Google has launched Street View for Venice, and also Canal View. In the limited space available in Venice, both on land and on water, it was hard not to notice the cameras, which were taken around the city on special…
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Winter project: rowing a gondola
My winter project this year is to learn how to row a gondola well enough to move around the canals of Venice. For now, however, we’re rowing in the area of the Certosa, Vignole and Sant’Erasmo Islands in the lagoon.
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A bit of high water
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Venetian mystery solved
Who took the lion’s share … Of feline dental care? He did! (the lions are on the side of the Punto della Dogana in Venice)
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The death of an island
The island Madonna del Monte, aka Madonna del Rosario, is a small island in the Venetian lagoon, located on the canal which connects Murano and Burano. It is dying a slow death. It housed a monastery for a period in…
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Gondola washing
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Two months ago a German died in a gondola
Two month ago today a German tourist died in a gondola besides the Rialto bridge. The city administration announced a plan of 26 points which should bring some order to traffic on the Canal Grande. These included separation of traffic,…
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Working the night shift
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The Gondola Zoo
As I was walking the dog this morning down in our campo, watching the gondolas being readied for the day, I hear one of the gondoliers moan “oh, here comes another group” and speedily retreat away from the boats. Shortly…
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Why Venice Residents Say “No” to Big Ships in The Lagoon | Italy Magazine
This article covers most of what I tried to write in my previous post. http://www.italymagazine.com/featured-story/why-venice-residents-say-no-big-ships-lagoon