tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5486208150044133942.post1584374535803950635..comments2023-08-24T05:25:10.454-07:00Comments on this, that and everything else: Watermarks.Ms. Edna (squared)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09889351629770150723noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5486208150044133942.post-42449493582510059262012-04-03T12:28:13.951-07:002012-04-03T12:28:13.951-07:00“The eye identifies itself not with the body it be...“The eye identifies itself not with the body it belongs to but with the object of its attention.” ― Joseph Brodsky, Watermark<br /><br />Remember that there is no amount of will, determination, or cash that can force a country to move at anything other than its own pace. <br /><br />Interesting post. Much love.Beatanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5486208150044133942.post-11454737139591644362012-04-03T12:08:14.629-07:002012-04-03T12:08:14.629-07:00Italy is a country not a theme park?
“The gentle...Italy is a country not a theme park? <br /><br />“The gentle reader has no idea what a consummate ass he can become until he has traveled abroad.” -Mark Twain<br /><br />Thanks for the post Mz.Anja and good luck.Mz. Edna's gaggle of fansnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5486208150044133942.post-50659470377704002882012-04-03T11:59:31.317-07:002012-04-03T11:59:31.317-07:00There are two to four million Americnas traveling ...There are two to four million Americnas traveling to Italy every year (along with eight million Germans, by the way), and all of us are reading the same guidebooks and researching the same Web sites for every charming twelve-room hotel from Venice to Palermo. <br />Leave the “Homeland” behind. This sounds like obvious advice, doesn’t it? But if you’re not a frequent traveler it can come as a shock that people not only do things differently, but prefer it that way. We may not understand this because in our insulated environment we know what we like and can expect, feel perfectly comfortable demanding it and being accommodated accordingly. That “Let’s see how good you are at giving me what I want” attitude ALWAYS limits. You may as well stay at home where order and logic reign supreme.Ms. Capshawnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5486208150044133942.post-50410232294637276012012-04-03T11:39:03.630-07:002012-04-03T11:39:03.630-07:00When does a vist become an assault?
When at 9:00 a...When does a vist become an assault?<br />When at 9:00 a.m. 33,000 day cruisers begin to disembark in groups of a thousand at a pop, from 7 massive ships and 2 ferries. It’s a surge that continues uninterrupted until 5:00 p.m., when the “floating cities” start to sail away.Stella (by starlight)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5486208150044133942.post-47193029303225981332012-04-03T11:31:06.925-07:002012-04-03T11:31:06.925-07:00Touche, Bill.Touche, Bill.Anjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10174619497644825577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5486208150044133942.post-59278067617891160012012-04-03T11:28:09.201-07:002012-04-03T11:28:09.201-07:00All the water and none of the sand?
You could vi...All the water and none of the sand? <br />You could visit Venice Beach, California, and wait for the water to rise. <br />Or visit Venice, Las Vegas, and enjoy the clorinated version.Bill (SM)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5486208150044133942.post-46597136463487493042012-04-03T11:23:34.878-07:002012-04-03T11:23:34.878-07:00I was there in January and I considered it packed ...I was there in January and I considered it packed then. Can't imagine how it would be during summer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5486208150044133942.post-48721758081864450252012-04-03T11:19:03.912-07:002012-04-03T11:19:03.912-07:00Funny Anonymous you should say that. Because only ...Funny Anonymous you should say that. Because only a very short distance from Venice, in Porto Marghera on the mainland, there is an enormous industrial shipyard that builds nothing but cruise ships, including Carnival Cruise liners and Cunard liners. <br />So, you see, freakishly large cruise ships are now as authentically Venetian as Murano glass and carnival masks!<br /><br />Thank you for the post. Enjoy your stay.Tartanscothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08471072584080983375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5486208150044133942.post-57382400106183199022012-04-03T11:04:46.428-07:002012-04-03T11:04:46.428-07:00It was distressing for me to see the Carnival Crui...It was distressing for me to see the Carnival Cruise Line there. Out of place in my view.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5486208150044133942.post-26501409325653801412012-04-03T10:48:42.092-07:002012-04-03T10:48:42.092-07:00So the traveler says to the local...
Could you tel...So the traveler says to the local...<br />Could you tell me where piazza San Mauro is?<br />There isn’t one.<br />So, what is this piazza?<br />San Marco.<br />OK, and where is it? (we’re in front of the basilica)<br />Here.<br />Ahhhhh…<br />Don’t miss the boat love!frenchtoasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04535674362743497554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5486208150044133942.post-46797698470752921152012-04-03T10:45:50.285-07:002012-04-03T10:45:50.285-07:00Last December I arrived in Venice only to find Emm...Last December I arrived in Venice only to find Emma Thompson, Dakota Fanning, and Claudia Cardinale, and a cast of hundreds working very hard to make us believe that it was 1850 again. <br /><br />Thanks for the post Mz Anja.Karen (DB)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5486208150044133942.post-82696729484714311312012-04-03T10:27:31.701-07:002012-04-03T10:27:31.701-07:00“Warmest” wishes for a bright, promising, and peac...“Warmest” wishes for a bright, promising, and peaceful sunrise. Aloha.Bernhardt (Bruce)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5486208150044133942.post-45938612479572796902012-04-03T10:12:27.638-07:002012-04-03T10:12:27.638-07:00Hvala lijepa djevojkaHvala lijepa djevojkaMs. Edna (squared)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09889351629770150723noreply@blogger.com