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Venice
Sept 27, 2022 14:57:33 GMT -5
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Post by GRWelsh on Sept 27, 2022 14:57:33 GMT -5
Well, that’s cool. It reminds my of the fantasy series by Tanith Lee set in ‘Venus’ an alternate world version of Venice. There are supernatural events in that series ranging from occult alchemy, appearances of pagan gods, divine miracles and ghosts.
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Post by GRWelsh on Sept 28, 2022 13:24:01 GMT -5
Venice Day 1 impressions: On the overnight flight I couldn't really sleep, so the jet lag was brutal. It was kind of rainy when I arrived. I took a private water taxi to my hotel, checked my bags, then walked around a bit to 'get lost' (not really) and start getting a feel for the city. I stumbled upon Chiesa Parrocchiale di Santa Maria Formosa, the church that was in INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE ("X marks the spot")*, then found my way through the maze of alleys and bridges to enter St Mark's Square via the Torre dell'Orologio (famous clock tower) to see St Mark's Basilica, the Campanile tower, and various shops including Florian's. I didn't go inside, just checked out the exteriors. St Mark's square was partially flooded due to the Acqua Alta but no more than a few inches at worst in only a few places, where they had elevated plank walkways set up. It was very crowded, even on a cloudy Autumn day. I wandered through the city over to the Rialto Bridge, also incredibly crowded, and then ate lunch at Osteria Al Portego which was reasonable for two cicchetti -- these ones were two different kinds of fish and other toppings on toast -- and a bitter wine spritzer which is pretty common fare in Venice. After that I was tired of walking and got an espresso just so I could sit outside at a table at Snack & Sweet (there is little to no free seating at Venice, and you have to buy something to sit at outside tables near an establishment). There I talked to a couple from NYC who were on a guided tour of Italy overall and had some free time in Venice... They were pretty nice, and I found out from them that the gondola rides get put on hold if the Acqua Alta is high enough. At Campo San Marina I met a Canadian girl named Lindsey who is working here for two months for the American Artist Biennale at Venice and she got that job from previously working for the Peggy Guggenheim museum. I got some good tips from her about places to go. After checking in to Hotel Ai Cavalieri I crashed for a bit, then went back out to roam around some more and bought some Vecchia Romagna Italian brandy. The sun finally came out, so I walked north to the Ponte Dei Mendicante which gives a fantastic view of the San Michele 'Isle of the Dead' and I have to say Venice pulled out all the stops with a spectacular sunset to end my first day.
*Note: It turned out I was wrong about this. Campo Santa Maria Formosa is the location of the bell tower Spider-Man tried to save in SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME (2019). The church in the Indiana Jones movie is west of the Grand Canal and named Chiesa di San Barnaba.
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Sept 29, 2022 3:14:39 GMT -5
Post by GRWelsh on Sept 29, 2022 3:14:39 GMT -5
Venice Day 2: I seem to be lucking out with the weather as it was predicted to rain all day but I'm getting a nice, partly cloudy morning at 62 degrees. Rain is now predicted to come in around 4 PM local time with possibility of storms, so I better get my sight seeing in early. Breakfast was complimentary with the hotel stay and was scrambled eggs, mushrooms, prosciutto, salmon, some kind of fish pastry puff [volavant], two different kinds of cheeses, toast with butter, yogurt with crunchy toppings like pumpkin seeds and granola, coffee and orange juice. So far I have to say Venice does not stink. I have a canal view and my window is open and there is a cool breeze above this small side canal [rio del Piombo] with a view of residential venice. It's very expensive at the touristy areas but off the beaten path where the locals shop and eat -- from where I'm at Hotel Ai Cavalieri and north of here -- it is not bad.
EDIT: I'm having a very touristy day, it's sunny and warm enough to wear shorts. I went to St Mark's square and it was much less flooded than yesterday. I spent the 10 Euros to go the top of the Campanile tower since the line was so short, and that may be the best ten bucks I ever spent... The view of the city from up there is breath-taking and photos don't do it justice, but it was that feeling of looking back in time since there are no 'modern' buildings around... Honestly, Venice looked like a Canaletto painting today. Then I got a coffee ice cream cone and walked to the docks and discovered there is a garden area with free seating on benches. By the way, there are ice cream and gelato shops everywhere and they seem to have some flavors I don't see back home (pistachio, tiramisu, etc.) so I'd say it is worth getting one for 2.5 euros. I was thinking of taking a water bus to one of the other islands when a gondolier asked if I wanted a gondola ride, and I said sure why not and paid the 80 euros. That's a lot, but everyone has to take a gondola ride at least once in their life when they're in Venice. The route was up the Grand Canal, then into the smaller canals of the Rio de la Verona and Rio de San Moise, and then back to the Grand Canal. On the way back I got some video of a guy playing "That's Amore" on an accordion! After that I called my parents to let them know how I was doing, and wandered around some more to the west of St Mark's square and discovered Chiesa San Salvador and Teatro Goldoni. Soon I was back at the Rialto Bridge... It seems like if you wander around in Venice long enough you either end up at the Rialto Bridge or St Mark's square... Part of that is because there are many signs with arrows and words like "Per S. Marco" and "Per Rialto" and that seems to be the natural flow of the crowd. I bought some mineral water and bread and cheese and then came back to the hotel for a break. I felt good this morning, but I'm still feeling some of the effects from the jet lag, so I need a break.
EDIT: It rained but it was still kind of beautiful as I could see the sun under the clouds. The hotel provides umbrellas so I went out walking anyway. I was sort of looking for somewhere to eat but not really because I wasn't hungry, so I just ended up walking all the way to the start of the Grand Canal... At least I thought I did until I came back and looked up my route on Google Maps and found out it was the first major northern canal that flows into it... Do'h! Ah well, it was still a good walk and I discovered several old churches, a Teatro Italia converted into a Despar supermarket, and a modern art exhibition. Venice isn't just about ancient and classic art, it seems to still have a vibrant artistic community and foreign artists have always wanted to come here. Walking in Venice just after a rain right as the street lights are coming on is something to see. I bought some prepared shrimp on a skewer at the local grocery store and put it on a roll and cheese for my dinner as I didn't want a full dinner. I like to smoke a cigar in the evenings sometime but Venice isn't very smoke friendly with many ashtrays around. My hotel has one at the outside entrance but I found a cigarette disposal at Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo a few blocks away and smoked while watching the lightning in the clouds north of Venice. It looks like that storm has finally rolled in, so we'll see what tomorrow brings.
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Venice
Sept 30, 2022 9:02:55 GMT -5
Post by GRWelsh on Sept 30, 2022 9:02:55 GMT -5
Venice Day 3: Today was the day to get serious. I woke up and it was cloudy and overcast, and the forecast was for it to start raining today by about Noon local time, so after a huge breakfast similar to what I ate yesterday (except for more prosciutto and coffee) I planned my route to see some Renaissance art. I made myself a cheat sheet listing all the street names, bridges, turns, etc. to get to my destinations. That NYC couple I met on Wednesday described Venice as a maze, and it is. Getting lost isn't a big deal if you're trying to get to Saint Mark's Square or the Rialto Bridge since there are signs pointing to them everywhere, but for specific locations in the city you need directions or a map. My cell phone doesn't have internet service (except for the Wi-Fi in my hotel although I do have phone service everywhere) and this is why I wrote down the directions. With my umbrella I headed west, crossed the Rialto, and made my way to Basilica Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari ("the Frari" for short) and Scuola Grande di San Rocco which are now two museums full of Renaissance art. The first (5 euros entry ticket) is a converted church and is overwhelming with the architecture, sculptures and especially the paintings which include works by Titian, Bellini, Vivarini, Donatello and many others. The second (10 euros entry ticket) features many huge paintings on walls and ceilings by Tintoretto, smaller works by Tiepolo, and antique religious items such as processional crosses, thuribles, etc. made by Venetian goldsmiths of the time ("magic items for clerics" the D&D mind thinks). It was quite overwhelming to see so many Renaissance works with my own eyes after so many years of looking at the images in books or online. Some of my impressions seeing them first hand is that the scale is unexpectedly huge, so I admire the physicality and planning it took to create these works of art. Tintoretto's works have a haunting look with the appearance of light slanting in under dark, gloomy skies. Tintoretto's Crucifixion is very dynamic and almost takes on an animated quality as I study it, since there is so much going on with the many figures all doing different things.
EDIT: After eating Cotolette di pollo (crunchy breaded chicken cutlets) with cheese and espresso, I did some more wandering around Venice. I specifically wanted to snap a few reference photos for possible future paintings. I wandered a bit further southeast and east than I did previously, going past Museo di Palazzo Grimani and into some very quiet residential areas. The canals were completely smooth at dusk. Later I heard wonderful singing inside the Basilica dei Santi Giovanni e Paolo -- it was the "Big Vocal Orchestra" performing. I snapped a few more reference photos as the street lights came on. I got video of a water taxi going up to the dock of my hotel. Even on a rainy, overcast day Venice still has a scenic beauty.
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Venice
Sept 30, 2022 15:17:22 GMT -5
Post by geneweigel on Sept 30, 2022 15:17:22 GMT -5
"I hope those cutlets were thin!" My Italian side of the family complaining about cutlet width.
Sounds cool
See any medieval-leaning "guild business" going on? Speaking of that don't lower your guard too much.
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Venice
Sept 30, 2022 15:38:17 GMT -5
Post by GRWelsh on Sept 30, 2022 15:38:17 GMT -5
I read online about pickpockets being a problem here before coming, but haven't had any "roll pick pocket %" attempts on me yet. As a precaution when I have my jacket on I keep my wallet and phone zipped into an inside pocket. Maybe I should add a "magic mouth" spell to squeak "Ere, 'oo are you?" like the troll bag in THE HOBBIT just to be safe! No, the only shadiness I've seen is a few beggars that I gave a few coins to, so maybe there a a local "beggars' guild" like in the Gord books? Seriously, it's sad to see beggars in such a wealthy city, but I guess that was a theme in SAGA OF OLD CITY. When you get away from the touristy sections where they put a lot of money into everything to make sure everything looks quaint there are some run-down looking areas where the windows are boarded up, but you have to go off the beaten path and I haven't ever felt threatened or anything. My review so far is that Venice is definitely worth visiting and I've snapped a lot of reference photos for art or gaming use. The chicken cutlets were thin -- almost too thin -- but still quite tasty. Venice has its own food tradition independent of mainland Italy. Although there is much pasta and pizza here if you want it, I've tried to focus on the Venice specialties of lots of fish and appetizer style food on crostini. The cicheti are usually some sort of fish (but not always) on top of crostini (toasted bread) with a cream or cheese sauce, and all the ones I've tried so far have been excellent!
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Venice
Sept 30, 2022 16:19:39 GMT -5
Post by geneweigel on Sept 30, 2022 16:19:39 GMT -5
Watch out. Sometimes the Beggars' Guild is the Thieves' Guild...
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Venice
Oct 1, 2022 11:32:47 GMT -5
Post by GRWelsh on Oct 1, 2022 11:32:47 GMT -5
Venice Day 4: I woke up and had my usual huge breakfast but today changed it up a bit with some granola cereal with soy milk and apple juice. The storm has completely blown through and the sky was nearly a cloudless blue. I took Gene's advice and made some precautions, and today I left my wallet in my hotel room safe along with most of my cash and only took about 200 euros with me divided up between my pants pocket and shirt pocket. If I lost my passport or wallet that would be a disaster but if someone pinches some cash from me that's no big deal. I started off my day stumbling onto Chiesa di San Zaccaria and since that's an important church I went inside. It seems to be still functioning as a church, but has an adjoining museum (3 euros) as well -- you just have to be silent while in the church part. The museum had some more Renaissance artwork by Bellini and others, paintings as well as polyptychs and statues, and a subterranean 9th century tomb with some original mosaic flooring from that time period (my D&D mind really loved the damp tomb from the Dark Ages). I left Campo San Zaccaria to the south through a tunnel I hadn't been to before that came to the coast east of St Mark's Square, and also very near to a vaporetto water bus terminal. Since it is a warm sunny day and should be fair tomorrow as well (about 70 degrees) I bought a two day pass. The water bus ride to around Venice and see it from the sea makes this worth it by itself, independently of having any destination. I took a trip to the island of Murano, and visited the glass history museum (10 euros). I didn't think I'd been interested in that, but it was nicely presented. Then I bought some Polpette di Carne and a bottle of frizzante water for a quick and easy lunch... What kind of meat? The Italians aren't telling! It's just 'carne' so eat it! Every once in a while I come across an Italian who can't speak English, and I just have to take a chance... But seriously, it's Italian food so you know it's going to be good! On Murano, I showed a German couple how to use the local water fountains... These little water fountains are all over the place and look like posts with little lion heads that send out constant streams of water from about a 3 foot height. You can't drink out of them directly, unless you cup your hands; you're supposed use them to refill your water bottle. So if you buy a water bottle from a local Co-op (I got frizzante which is "lightly sparkling" mineral water for about .60 euros -- think Perrier) you can keep refilling it all day. I took the vaporetto back to Venice although I figured out what the different routes are so I'm planning to go to Burano and Torcello tomorrow. There is also a night route to those outer islands but I'm not exactly sure how that works or what the time intervals are. On the trip back I had nice views of San Michele ('the Isle of the Dead'), the entrance to the Arsenale, and the Venice Yacht Club Marina. When I got back to the terminal at Venice, got a Tiramisu flavored ice cream cone (didn't like it as much as the coffee flavor from the other day) and I walked past the Bridge of Sighs to the Doge's Palace. The line wasn't bad, so I bought my ticket (30 euros but includes 4 museums over a 2 day period) and went through the Doge's Palace which is a pretty extensive museum with multiple rooms some of which are quite large, and also has a side trip across the Bridge of Sighs to the adjoining prison and back. It was like fine art overload. They also had a nice collection of medieval weapons, so I snapped a lot of photos of genuine crossbows, pole arms, maces, armor, etc. (Great D&D references here... EGG would have loved that part). After that my legs were burning and I walked back to my hotel room after picking up a skewer of shrimp spiedini, and had some cheese, espresso and water to go with it. It's only a little after 6 PM but I'm tired so I thought I'd take a break and write this entry. It is is nice enough that I can have the windows in my hotel room open to allow some fresh air in, and listen to the church bells, and hear people talking in the canals on their gondola rides. I may go out again this evening just to browse around, snap reference photos, or sketch in my journal, but I think I'm about done today with anything major. Tomorrow I plan to visit Burano, Torcello, Museo Correr and the Archaeological Museum so that will be another full day. Maybe I'll do the interior of Saint Mark's Basilica on my last full day here, which will be Monday.
EDIT: My intention was not to bring back any souvenirs as I hate lugging the extra weight around, but this evening I went to check out a quirky little bookstore named Libreria Acqua Alta and I saw two books with illustrations that I liked so much I bought them on impulse. The first is named VENICE: STORIES ON WATER (2017) by Giancarlo De Petris (19 euros, paperback) which is appears to be the ink and watercolor sketchbook I wish I could make of Venice. The other is a children's book named ONDINA E PESCE GATTO (2014) written by Claude Morhange and illustrated by Cassandra Wainhouse (20 euros, paperback). I don't normally buy children's books but I liked how it was written with both English and Italian and I loved the art which looks like it was done in crayon or oil pastel... It's very colorful and impressionistic.
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Oct 1, 2022 17:23:26 GMT -5
Post by maximus on Oct 1, 2022 17:23:26 GMT -5
Glad to hear you're having a nice time! St. Mark's is beautiful. We enjoyed Murano as well.
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Oct 2, 2022 13:22:52 GMT -5
Post by GRWelsh on Oct 2, 2022 13:22:52 GMT -5
Venice Day 5: I lucked out with another mostly sunny day getting up to a high of 70. After breakfast I headed towards Museo Correr intending to be there when it opened at 10 AM, and this time went a different way right next to the side entrance of St Mark's Basilica at Piazzeta dei Leoncini. People were heading in so I thought, following the crowd, why not, and went in. It turned out that the Sunday morning church service was about to start, so I took my seat and enjoyed the view while listening to mass in Italian and Latin. The priest also included part of the sermon in English with a theme about how we should forgive others how God forgives us. I'm not religious, but I was respectful and sat in the back and enjoyed the historical significance of the place thinking about just how many masses have been held here over the centuries... I've seen a lot of nice churches, but Saint Mark's Basilica blows them all away. The interior of the domes are gold with huge mosaics and paintings everywhere. The church is Romanesque so is pre-Gothic and feels like a definite link to the ancient world with its Byzantine style but also unique because of some Middle Eastern influences. I gave 5 euros to the collection and after mass dropped some coins in the poor box and headed upstairs to the museum (7 euros) which included mosaics and fragments from earlier incarnations of the basilica as well as the four bronze horses taken from Constantinople. There was also a miniature model of St Mark's built in a cutaway view ("Hey, let's run a D&D game set in St Mark's Basilica... I have just the miniatures terrain for it!"). I stepped outside to get a wonderful view of St Mark's Square and the sea which was sparkling in the morning sun. After this, I went through Museo Correr and two other museums in the second and third floors of the western and southern buildings in St Mark's Square where I once again had an art and archaeology overload... I snapped a lot of photos but too much to write down right now. I had lime chicken thighs with cheese and espresso and came back to my hotel room for a short break, and then headed north to make more use out of my 2 day vaporetti pass. It took me a while trying to figure this out and I made some mistakes. I left from Nove and went to Orte when I meant to go to Cimitero. I had trouble figuring out what directions ferry's #4.1 and #4.2 were going in (is one clockwise, the other counter-clockwise? It didn't seem consistent). Eventually, I took the right one to Cimitero so I could wander around a bit on the San Michele "Isle of the Dead" -- I was just curious about this place, it is a beautiful walled necropolis full of tall cypress trees. After that, I took the ferry to Murano Colonna and walked to Murano Faro because you can only get to Burano from Faro (#12). The ferry to Burano is a bit longer at about 25 minutes, and I wandered around on this island which looked like a mini-Venice with pastel covered buildings, a few canals with bridges, and many lace shops -- it is known for its lace-making just as Murano is known for glass. Unfortunately, I arrived too late in the day to go to the lace museum on Burano (it closed at 4 PM). I mean to visit Torcello as well, but I was too tired. I saw the dock and the island looks wooded and peaceful like a nice place for a hike to get away from the crowds of other islands. I rode the ferry #12 back just as the sun was setting, and it took me all the way to Nove. As I was watching the sun set, it made me think of paintings I've seen over the years depicting the almost mystical quality of a sunset on the Venice lagoon.
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Oct 3, 2022 8:09:41 GMT -5
Post by GRWelsh on Oct 3, 2022 8:09:41 GMT -5
Venice Day 6: With today's usual breakfast I added a chocolate cream turnover... Mmm... All of the baked goods over here are wonderful. There are little bakeries all over Venice, by the way, that sell cannoli, croissants, pizzas, as well as many things I don't even recognize but I'm sure they are all worth trying. I made my sister a few Marco Polo videos of the front of my hotel, going down an alley, crossing a bridge, and of a stationary shop opening -- Scriba's -- where I later bought her a gift of a leather bound journal with watercolor paper pages. Then I went back to St Mark's Square and walked along the southern coast to the eastern side of Venice that I hadn't explored much before on foot. I went to where the Biennale is which is a pleasant little park with a lot of greenery, but I and others eventually figured out it wasn't open on Monday! I wandered around in that area a bit and discovered the 'low rent' sector of Venice which seems to be where many of the locals live. I discovered and went inside the Chiesa di San Giuseppe di Castello. I walked up to the entrance to the Arsenale where they used to build all of the galleys, and entrance is forbidden as it is still a military naval outpost. I was able to walk along the northern wall of the Arsenale which has a metal walkway built along it so one can walk to Spazio Thetis. Then I walked back past Chiesa di San Francesco della Vigna to arrive in Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo (which feels like "home" at this point) and back to my hotel. My legs are sore from all of the walking I've done, so I'm checking in with my flight back tomorrow and confirming my private water taxi ride just to make sure there are no surprises.
EDIT: As my final trip through the heart of Venice, I made my way to the Ponte Dell'Accademia and Peggy Guggenheim Museum Shop. Sadly, there are still museums, palazzos and churches with fine art that I didn't get to. I snapped a few more photos and videos of the Grand Canal, wondering if I'd ever be here again. Since I have dinner reservations at Algiubagio Restaurant at 7 PM I came home to shower after a long day of walking and roaming all over Venice. I think I walked more today more than any other day, but with less specific destinations -- I just enjoyed getting to know Venice. The entire city is, after all, a work of art.
EDIT: I finished off my last day in Venice with some fine dining at a well reviewed restaurant on the north side of Venice namaed Algiubagio which had seating on the water and a view of San Michele and Murano. I didn't want to struggle with the Italian menu so I asked the waiter for some recommendations saying I was interested in fish. I had a glass of Pinot Grigio, frizzamante (sparkling) water, a sesame based appetizer, a selection of bread and crackers with whipped butter, a first course of fried monkfish with truffles, salad and Caesar dressing, and a second plate of shrimp spaghetti (65 euros). It was pricy but very good, and I have no complaints. Fine dining in Italy is very slow paced and relaxed, but that's also why I didn't do any before tonight... I didn't want to spend so much time waiting between courses and then waiting for the check. A lot of my other eating was done at quicker results like with Osterias and prepared food at the local grocery stores.
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Oct 3, 2022 9:17:05 GMT -5
Post by Scott on Oct 3, 2022 9:17:05 GMT -5
How's the coffee?
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Oct 3, 2022 11:20:04 GMT -5
Post by GRWelsh on Oct 3, 2022 11:20:04 GMT -5
It's funny you ask since the hotel staff adapted to me as wanting American style coffee with my breakfast pretty quickly, so each morning they give me an entire pot of hot coffee with a small pitcher of cold milk. I love Italian espresso but it is never enough. The Italians with their tiny little cups and saucers and a 1 oz shot of espresso are very stylish but I'm used to coffee to sip all morning. Italian coffee is very strong and good, especially the espresso. I guess to sum up what we already knew: Italians are quality and Americans are quantity.
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Oct 3, 2022 12:15:07 GMT -5
Post by geneweigel on Oct 3, 2022 12:15:07 GMT -5
My Italian grandfather got me started on strong black coffee and I've had it almost every day since. I remember having espresso for the first time and I didn't get the small cup concept.
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Post by GRWelsh on Oct 4, 2022 3:14:20 GMT -5
Venice Day 7: I woke up and had breakfast and the water taxi arrived at the little dock at the back of the hotel on the canal around 9:15 AM local time. I left Venice via the Rio de Mendicanti and the morning sun was shining down between dark clouds in the east which reminded me of something... It felt just like being in a painting by Tintoretto! Well, that was the perfect way to leave Venice, by private water taxi. Now I'm back at Marco Polo airport waiting for my flight to Heathrow where I hear I can get beastly food with a proper cup of tea.
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Oct 4, 2022 10:27:00 GMT -5
Post by geneweigel on Oct 4, 2022 10:27:00 GMT -5
Sounds like it was memorable. Its great seeing the setting in person. Right? I just recalled that I have a piece of broken sidewalk from Saint Mark's square that was being kicked around and I threw it in my pocket. It seems like quite a few James Bond movies were filmed in Venice, I searched for "Veneto" region on IMDB to eliminate Venice, California: www.imdb.com/search/title-text/?location=veneto
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Oct 6, 2022 4:01:37 GMT -5
Post by GRWelsh on Oct 6, 2022 4:01:37 GMT -5
Yes, it was so great seeing it all in person and I'm glad I went. Seeing the art and architecture with my own eyes is overwhelming since I've been reading about it in books and dreaming about it for so long. That is awesome that you have a piece of the sidewalk from St Mark's Square, Gene... Who knows? One day you may be holding it up and telling your grandkids you walked there before the entire city was a drowned ruin. As far as the Bond movies set in Venice, I think there were three of them but more in other regions of Italy. It would be fun to figure out where all the Bond locations in Venice are. That motorized gondola chase scene in MOONRAKER (1979) was so silly. I found a video that does a good job showing all the Venice locations for INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE (1989): www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvg76dsFiQ4Indy lands on the Fondamenta Salute where he is greeted by Dr. Schneider and then in the next scene they are crossing the Ponte dei Pugni approaching Chiesa di San Barnaba. After the boat chase, Indy drops off Kazim at the Palazzo Barbaro on the north side of the Grand Canal just east of the Ponte dell'Accademia (same location was used in the 1981 TV miniseries BRIDESHEAD REVISITED). Hotel Danieli is just east of the Doge's Palace and the Bridge of Sighs. I was at some of the locations used in SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME (2019) like approaching the Grand Canal from the sea, the Ponte di Rialto fight with the elemental, and Spidey trying to save the bell tower at Campo Santa Maria Formosa. I miss Venice.
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Oct 6, 2022 8:31:24 GMT -5
Post by maximus on Oct 6, 2022 8:31:24 GMT -5
Glad to hear you enjoyed it!
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