Motondoso: Waves Gone Wild – Part 2
A few times each year, the subject of motondoso leaps into the headlines. I wrote about some of this phenomenon a good while ago. While I wait for more pressing news to emerge, I will add this post...
View ArticleTransports of delight — NOT
From the Rialto Bridge, you can see four busy vaporettos practically nose to tail. And this was a meaningless morning in April. As summer approaches, there are more. Actually, there are more now, too....
View ArticleThe last rant of 2012, I promise
A touch of Christmas spirit, hung out to dry. Festive photographs are added to this post to mitigate the rantage. I can’t resist — well, I don’t know if I can’t, because I haven’t tried — recounting...
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Venice in the fog: my favorite! Unless I have to go somewhere on the vaporetto, and then there is inconvenience. A few mornings ago, walking was more efficient than public transport; vaporettos were...
View ArticleInternational Women’s Day
The word hasn’t reached this street in Sant’ Elena that it’s a festive day for women. This day is commonly observed here by means of sprays of mimosa. I’ve written about this before. I never buy the...
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