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Frog

2012-01-12T04:19:00.000-08:00

“Eat a live frog first thing in the morning and nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day.”
Mark Twain

Many thanks to Lorenzo from Tramezzinimag, a true Venice lover and the deftest pen among the french Venetian blogsphere, who picked up Venice Daily Photo as one of his five favourite Venetian blogs.

And thank you so much to our dear friend Bert, who is so talented in making us share his Venice, participating in VDP.

Gondolas (2)

2012-01-10T16:13:00.000-08:00

I know Pierre posted a photo of gondolas a few days ago, but this is Venice - everyone has a gondola picture. These were arranged in a particularly symmetrical way, which was quite eye-catching.
You may know that gondolas have been black since a Sumptuary Decree of 1562. Old photographs show that there used to be a detachable cabin, called a felze, to protect passengers in bad weather. Do you know what a ganzer is? It's easy to find out these days with Google or any other search-engine.
There has been a ruling that gondolas in Venice will no longer be made with plywood, even though it lasts longer and needs less maintenance. So they will continue to be made of 280 parts and eight different types of wood.

Contre jour

2012-01-09T15:32:00.000-08:00

Give me the splendid silent sun with all his beams full-dazzling. - Walt Whitman

Pierre's taking a couple of days off. He posted a similar contre jour photo a few days ago, so here's one I made earlier - 2009 to be not too precise.

Informazioni

2012-01-09T00:53:00.000-08:00

An humorous drawing is sometimes better than a long explanation... And cheaper too!

Carlo Goldoni

2012-01-08T12:59:00.000-08:00

The world is a beautiful book, but of little use to him who cannot read it.
Carlo Goldoni (1707-1793)

Gondolas

2012-01-07T14:32:00.000-08:00

Gondolas are undoubtedly the stars on the Grand Canal, world’s most renowned ship, a symbol of Venice. The words “Gondola” and “Gondolier” come from the Venetian dialect, used for more than a thousand years ago. It is known that at the 15th century, there were more than 15,000 Gondolas in Venice.

Baby Elephant

2012-01-06T14:05:00.000-08:00

A baby elephant, somewhere in Venice. And I'm sure many of you know where...

Cappuccino et vino rosso...

2012-01-05T13:19:00.000-08:00

A nice stopover in a little café not far from the Scalzi...

Traffic on the Grand Canal

2012-01-04T13:40:00.000-08:00

Daily traffic on the Grand Canal.

The Little Trawler

2012-01-03T12:37:00.000-08:00

Little trawler on the lagoon...

Winter Light

2012-01-02T12:37:00.000-08:00

Faith that increaseth,
Walking in light;
Hope that aboundeth,
Happy and bright;
Love that is perfect,
Casting out fear;
These shall insure thee
A Happy New Year."
- Frances Ridley Havergal, A Happy New Year

Remains of the Day

2012-01-01T13:02:00.000-08:00

Remains of the day, beginning of the year...

Cheers

2011-12-30T23:38:00.000-08:00

Spritz to end this year. Cheers to you my dear friends and visitors...

Street Lamp

2011-12-29T11:04:00.000-08:00

Bajo la penumbra de un farol
Se dormiran
Todas las cosas que quedaron por decir,
Se dormiran.
Junto a las manillas de un reloj
Esperaran.
Todas las horas que quedaron por vivir,
Esperaran.

Corte Sconta

2011-12-28T10:38:00.000-08:00

One of my favorite concealed campi in Venice...

Foto Color

2011-12-27T12:10:00.000-08:00

A photograph is usually looked at - seldom looked into.
Ansel Adams

Crossing the bridge

2011-12-26T01:52:00.000-08:00

“Let every man praise the bridge that carries him over”
English Proverb

Go on! Rub my belly!

2011-12-25T08:15:00.000-08:00

Since Pierre seems to be resting, and knowing how impatient you all are for fresh photos (this one is only just over a year old), I thought I would see how many of you have noticed this when you have been walking around the Piazza. Can you see how the belly is polished? This is because there are two rows of columns in front of it, and it is considered bad luck to walk between the columns (like the ones in the Piazzetta). If you find you have inadvertently walked between the columns, you can cancel the bad luck by rubbing the belly on this carving.
It's not a good photo, I'm afraid. I don't like using flash, if I can avoid it.

8 AM in Cannaregio

2011-12-23T01:50:00.000-08:00

It's eight in the morning, Venice wakes up...

Water

2011-12-22T01:53:00.000-08:00

One can not reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.
Lao Tzu

Gondola ride

2011-12-20T13:45:00.000-08:00

A gondola ride at dusk...

Waterfalls

2011-12-19T13:30:00.000-08:00

A video installation on the windows of Palazzo Pestrin, over the Contini Art Gallery. A surprising work by Fabrizio Plessi.

Skyline

2011-12-18T14:26:00.000-08:00

From the boat, leaving Burano to Venice...

Santa Maria della Salute

2011-12-17T14:45:00.000-08:00

In the aftermath of a terrible bubonic plague epidemic, the Republic of Venice decided that a votive church would be built. Chosen to work on this project the young architect Baldassare Longhena (1598 - 1682) will dedicate fifty years of his life to this masterpiece, from 1631 to his death in 1682.

Waterborne greengrocer

2011-12-16T13:18:00.000-08:00

A floating vegetable shop, somewhere in the lagoon...

deetsas daily photo

2011-10-20T21:45:00.001-07:00

welcome to my dear friends from all parts of the world