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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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
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Cruise invasion of Venice
This weekend some 28 cruise ships and ferries will arrive in Venice. On Sunday alone, 12 cruise ships will arrive, of which 8 are huge, all in all carrying over 40.000 passengers. This might all be good. After all, 40.000…
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Modern times in Venice
Violence in Venice is rather rare, it is generally considered a fairly safe place to be. However, yesterday, a man stepped into a bar in the Via Garibaldi, which I pass very often and frequent at times, with his face…
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Ouch
This must have hurt – heart, wallet and maybe pride.
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Traffic on the Canal Grande
In August a German tourist died in a traffic accident at the Rialto Bridge, and there has since been much talk about what to do. This video show what have changed since the accident. That is, nothing. 8:47 am –…
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Sunflowers in odd places
This is the church of Santo Stefano near the Academia bridge. The church is about 600 years old, and built so it spans a canal. We often paddle underneath it. Apparently there is also a small garden up there, which…
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A kayaker’s view of moored gondolas
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Missile strike