Today, no odd walls or flags from the back of the boat. Nope, today’s photos from Venice are a straight-up, could-be-a-postcard view of Venice, showing off a view across the lagoon to St. Mark’s Square and its domed church, bell … Continue reading
The Lido in Venice is famous for its beaches.
It’s always a bit of a shock to see big cruise ships sailing into the Venice Lagoon. These ships are 10+ stories high, and tower over buildings on either side of the lagoon.
Well, by “streets” of Venice I mean canals, of course, which means that any scene on a street there involves water, and usually some type of a boat or two.
Today on Two to Tübingen we have two flashbacks and two followups.
You can probably already guess that the title is literal.
They — i.e. the people who write the guidebooks — say that part of the charm of Venice is getting lost on the back streets. That way, you’ll be sure to see the “hidden” Venice. By “hidden Venice”, they mean … Continue reading
Chris and I just got back from our two week trip in Italy. He’s back to work, and — after completing what I call the trifecta of grocery shopping, paperwork and laundry — I’m off to Berlin in the morning … Continue reading
One of the things that is always striking to us in Venice is how much English we hear on the streets, from both Americans and British speakers.
Consider these two photos of the same bridge in Venice: