Buongiorno Venezia

Dear VeniceWorders….

weeks ago we had announced our Summer contest, closing on August 1. I received several entries and in my last newsletter dated August 20 i wrote:

VENICEWORD SUMMER CONTEST - Many loyal subscribers have told us over the years that they save their Buongiorno Venezia newsletters for future reference. We were curious: who among you has saved the most? Carl  Gable has saved 65 past issues of Buongiorno Venezia. Thank you for your  affection and congratulations. We wait for you in Venice!

Now i just read a note from G. E. telling me:

 I did a quick count and came up with 223. I’m sure that I have
inadvertently deleted some, but I’ve always wanted to save them “in case”  I needed to refer to one.  I’ve been to Venice once, in 2001 with my future  husband.  My first save issue is from VeniceWord desk, Nov. 13,2000.

if this is true (we need to chek the copies), i am going to build kind of a monument to this lady. she saved nearly all our issues! we confirm our prize to Gary, and this would oblige us to give a second prize, but it’s fantastic  :-)

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i’m passing on a message:

I have a deal to offer: There is a friend that is selling 2 tickets for the Ennio Morricone concert on September 10. The tickets are for Row 15, Seats 3 and 4 and they cost 187 Euro each, but they are selling them for only 100 Euro a piece.  My friend can airmail the tickets to Venice and the payment could be arrange directly with her.  

Let me know if you are interested.
i’m not willing to insert my email address here, but please click here and leave a message if you are interested.

no mystery, i’m among those venetians (50 percent) who disapprove the fourth bridge on the grand canal (calatrava’s bridge), mainly because it will prove terribly expensive for the city and it was not among its priorities. that, and the mose system, are good candidates to become the most useless enterprises of the 21st century.  

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this week’s issue of Buongiorno Venezia talks of:

• Redeeming the Redeemer: feast: fireworks, and controversial music
• Yesterday, today, and tomorrow at the film festival
•  Deadly cargo: three bodies discovered in a truck
• The ongoing curse of Ca’ Dario
• Death in Venice: an old friend is remembered

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maybe it’s because i am such a last minute traveller and a fast planner when i travel for leisure: i am always delighted when people asking me about snow and rain and acqua alta when we are all sweating to death in july. or when i’m ask for the 2009 or 2010 pricing list for our services (isn’t is like mortgaging future?)  but you are the right one, you must plan well in advance. just remember that venice is spiteful: not all can be planned, and surprise is part of the show.
one thing that you cannot plan - and not even forecast, my dear - is the weather. you cannot forecast acqua alta year by year whatever they say: a general trend can be observed, but forget to know today what the weather will be like on November 1st, say. ACCEPT THIS! for instancw, in years we experienced acqua alta some days in september october november december january february march april may.. did i forget something?
anyway: high tide lasts only for some hours a day. if you avoid the lower areas (around st mark’s) it’s nearly ok. do not get impressed when  reading “tide = 100 cms”, this is from the sea level. high tide  very rarely comes up over the knee in most areas (if it does come higher, we all may be in very serious trouble).

there are rubber boots sold here in winter which solve the problem. so: be prepared for possible rainy and windy days, and possible tide, but remember this is not alaska.  and there’s a wonderful webpage where you can read more: http://www.veniceword.com/weather.com

this week’s issue of Buongiorno Venezia talks of:

• Mose System experiences a financial low tide.
• The new Redeemer’s Feast
• A jury of film directors at the festival
• Sansovino’s precious panels return to St.Mark’s
• Venice to Rome by… gondola

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