tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650900812604757077.post5643616959927821437..comments2023-10-03T15:21:18.276+01:00Comments on Drama, Dice and Damsons: V is for VeniceAmanda Heitlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05970963185827361806noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650900812604757077.post-51246156461629987072012-04-27T14:58:23.205+01:002012-04-27T14:58:23.205+01:00Hi Amanda .. beautiful photos and stories of old a...Hi Amanda .. beautiful photos and stories of old and new Venice .. I'd love to visit one day .. cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650900812604757077.post-22470885028650676122012-04-26T11:51:42.292+01:002012-04-26T11:51:42.292+01:00So I'm told. I'm utter rubbish at games r...So I'm told. I'm utter rubbish at games requiring coordination so I've avoided it, but the screen shots look good.<br /><br />Not sure the sinking danger is quite so imminent any more. The flood system seems to be working. Unless you plan to live a few more centuries, you should be pretty safe.Amanda Heitlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05970963185827361806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650900812604757077.post-48463849040917058632012-04-26T10:42:06.117+01:002012-04-26T10:42:06.117+01:00Have you ever played Assassin's Creed? I do be...Have you ever played Assassin's Creed? I do believe they use a Venice-styled setting for one of the games.<br /><br />I think it's a place you must see before it sinks--as to whether or not I'll get there... who knows?Mark Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13002166292175980928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650900812604757077.post-87761099715728592432012-04-26T07:42:18.414+01:002012-04-26T07:42:18.414+01:00It is a very special place indeed. For somewhere ...It is a very special place indeed. For somewhere so small, it's surprisingly easy to lose the main tourist crowds.Amanda Heitlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05970963185827361806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650900812604757077.post-49334838788888463942012-04-26T07:40:48.748+01:002012-04-26T07:40:48.748+01:00Vienna was nearly my choice for this as well :) A...Vienna was nearly my choice for this as well :) Also a wonderful city and one I love and would happily go back to. Get that passport sorted out and go and find out!Amanda Heitlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05970963185827361806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650900812604757077.post-59068941264300400002012-04-26T07:39:58.125+01:002012-04-26T07:39:58.125+01:00It is a spectacular city. Not quite in the way yo...It is a spectacular city. Not quite in the way you might think it's going to be (people live in it, it's grimy, there are rats), but truly unlike anywhere else.Amanda Heitlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05970963185827361806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650900812604757077.post-60197913185198440502012-04-26T07:38:25.149+01:002012-04-26T07:38:25.149+01:00I was very lucky indeed. Been back several times ...I was very lucky indeed. Been back several times since and still love it.Amanda Heitlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05970963185827361806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650900812604757077.post-15937166357467454232012-04-26T07:37:52.475+01:002012-04-26T07:37:52.475+01:00The gate system is very good, but not even that wi...The gate system is very good, but not even that will stop aqua alte. That is seasonal flooding and you do indeed tramp around on walkways. It's a bit surreal.Amanda Heitlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05970963185827361806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650900812604757077.post-26350506896028387572012-04-26T02:45:15.927+01:002012-04-26T02:45:15.927+01:00I loved Venice. It is a truly magical city.I loved Venice. It is a truly magical city.Buffy Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02333587332610617209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650900812604757077.post-6244533136617105592012-04-26T00:30:21.772+01:002012-04-26T00:30:21.772+01:00I love watching Travel Chanel shows about Venice. ...I love watching Travel Chanel shows about Venice. I'd love to go there and just eat and walk around. Just visited another blog that talked of Vienna. Two V Places I'd like to visit! Better get my passport...<br /><br />Dave the GoofDavid Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07594244647778062784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650900812604757077.post-33732566992892452962012-04-25T21:49:09.076+01:002012-04-25T21:49:09.076+01:00That looks so spectacular. I would jump at the cha...That looks so spectacular. I would jump at the chance to go anywhere in Europe at any age. :)M Paxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14096697282530998519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650900812604757077.post-89932214106744305842012-04-25T18:28:56.257+01:002012-04-25T18:28:56.257+01:00I'd love to go to Venice and I really will hav...I'd love to go to Venice and I really will have to get around to it. Lovely to have lived there and studied.Anne Macklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04635857544175826537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650900812604757077.post-2010008404170404312012-04-25T14:13:07.001+01:002012-04-25T14:13:07.001+01:00How could you not have wanted to see Venice? I wou...How could you not have wanted to see Venice? I would love to see it. I really want to see the island of Murano!! I watched a great documentary about how the tides are really starting to swallow the city and they want to put big gates out off the coast to keep the water from flooding the Piazza. They showed tourists in rubber boots walking on elevated plankwalks in the Piazza b/c of the water.JoJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165375435543044068noreply@blogger.com