In 14 days, I'll be back in Venice. As I'm planning what to do on this trip, I thought I'd ask for input from the experts! What would be on your fantasy trip to Venice?
I'm swept away to a suite at the Gritti Palace overlooking the canal, where Robert, Jim, Bill, Tony, Dean, David and Jonathan compete for my attention. (And if the question is "which" Robert, the answer is yes.)
Or, did I take the request for my "fantasy" too literally?
Posts: 665 | Location: Southern California | Registered: 30 July 2004
Okay, so the fantasy trip begins with a suite in the Gritti Palace overlooking the Grand Canal. As for your choice of roommates, we'll leave t hat in the unspoken fantasy....
You didn't specify any parameters... but then "fantasy" allows one to go beyond parameters. So here it is:
I would purchase one of the mansions overlooking the Grand Canal, live there until Oct., then sell the place and return home, sulky and depressed for the rest of my life.
Posts: 351 | Location: Northern VA | Registered: 13 October 2004
I would purchase one of the mansions overlooking the Grand Canal, live there until Oct., then sell the place and return home, sulky and depressed for the rest of my life.
Perhaps I should have set some parameters! It's a great fantasy, but I was kinda hoping for things that I could actually afford to to do this trip! The palazzo on the Grand Canal is bit out of my budget--I'll have to put this on hold.
BUT, I have rented apartments in palazzos on the Grand Canal. It's so wonderful to sit and watch the delivery boats in the early morning, the garbage boats, and the vaporettos. The best part was watching the sunset and darkness approach. I had one apartment where we'd sit on the little terrace, sip wine and wave to the tourists go by in gondolas. Sweet!
Originally posted by Robert Rainey: I assume since you write a Venice blog that you are familiar with Venice if you give us your fantasy first we can elaborate or suggest more.RR
Robert, I've been really fortunate. All of my trips to Venice have been memorable. I love getting up early at least once on each trip and wandering around Venice as it wakes up. Of course, the wandering has to end at the Rialto fish market and breakfast (shrimp sandwich and prosecco) in one of the wine bars. It would end with an after-midnight boat ride down the Grand Canal.
How interested in Art and churches are you? Dean has an excellent list posted on this site.Unfortunately I can't search under it, as that function does not appear to work.If you run at all I would hook up with Run the Planet; search under Venice,look under friendly contacts then contact Patrizia and run with her on the island of San Erasmo.We did this in Winter at not the ideal time with Ice on the ground etc. but it was very interesting unique and Waaay outside the usual tourist rounds.RR
I would spend a week scuba diving and digging under the city and its sewers, studying the wooden posts that hold the whole thing up, guided by a top-flight archaeologist. After that, I'd wash up and if Martina would still have me, we'd have dinner in the gardens of S. Lazzaro, the dishes and glasses all Byzantine and Roman, from the Treasury of S. Marco, with the Orchestra da Camera di Venezia playing Vivaldi in the background, of course.
I couldn't come up with a Venice fantasy on my own (not feeling very creative today I guess). After reading his post, my fantasy now is to tag along on Bill's trip!
ellen
Posts: 3001 | Location: mahwah, new jersey, usa | Registered: 10 December 2003
More realistically (I'm getting kinda chunky in my old age, I wonder why); and some day I may even do it, since Venice is now my #1 priority among places I haven't seen yet: a month in town, eating my way thru Ruth and Shannon's book.
Robert, Art and churches are always interesting. I love wandering into new ones. I'll get a Chorus pass--and try to do all 15 (or is it 16?) churches this time. I saw Dean's list and will take it along.
I'm not a runner, but I do want to get to San Erasmo.
Bill, I spent a few hours yesterday going through Chow! Venice, marking off restaurants I want to visit. I've been to a lot of them, but there a number of inteesting ones left. Funny, most of my Venice fantasies involve eating and drinking....
There must surely be close to zero visibility, all sludge and muck. The anaerobic environment down there, though, is responsible for preserving the posts, but also must preserve anything that's fallen in the water. I wonder if in the more frequented areas there might not be a quiet little industry of diving for wallets and necklaces.
(And if the question is "which" Robert, the answer is yes.)
... I don't get it..
I think the "which" and "Robert" refer to which person would be in that suite in the Gritti. But, I'm a newbie here, I don't want to start any rumors....
Do you think the nice weather in Venice will hold until/while I'm there?
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