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Posted: 7/16/2023 5:30:02 AM EDT
You should change that.
On the third Sunday of July, Venetians commemorate the end of the plague of 1576. Saturday night St. Mark’s basin fills with boats and the piazza fill with people. Sometime around 11:20, a fireworks show begins which lasts until midnight. We were fortunate enough to witness it last night from an amazing vantage point. That vantage point also afforded us the opportunity to see the rush of vessels leaving the basin after the fireworks concluded. I’ve never seen anything quite like it. The parade of boats returning their passengers to wherever they were staying lasted well over an hour  Attached FileEdit: much wine had been consumed by the time that photo was taken. Suits and bow ties are hot in July. |
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Posted: 7/16/2023 5:38:31 AM EDT
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Posted: 7/16/2023 5:39:47 AM EDT
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Posted: 7/16/2023 6:26:06 AM EDT
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Posted: 7/16/2023 6:31:08 AM EDT
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Looks like you and your daughter had a great time
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Posted: 7/16/2023 6:35:07 AM EDT
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Venice is a very touristy but it's still an amazing place. I have fond memories.
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Posted: 7/16/2023 6:38:17 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Looks like you and your daughter had a great time  Attached FileETA - I was in Vicenza from 85-87 and gradiated from VHS. My friends and I were ALWYAS jumping on the train to Venice to party. I've been there for every festival and yes it's amazing. Thanks for sharing the pic. |
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Posted: 7/16/2023 6:41:32 AM EDT
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Is this the place they told us would be under water 10 or 20 years ago due to global warming?
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Posted: 7/16/2023 7:52:21 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Looks like you and your daughter had a great time Legal age must be a lot lower in Italy?  |
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Posted: 7/16/2023 7:54:23 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Is this the place they told us would be under water 10 or 20 years ago due to global warming? Yes, but it's only going to be 10-20 more years before you really see it. |
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Posted: 7/16/2023 8:01:35 AM EDT
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I have been to the Venetian, close enough.
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Posted: 7/16/2023 8:03:23 AM EDT
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Northern Italy is best italy.
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Posted: 7/16/2023 8:06:24 AM EDT
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Quoted: You should change that. On the third Sunday of July, Venetians commemorate the end of the plague of 1576. Saturday night St. Mark’s basin fills with boats and the piazza fill with people. Sometime around 11:20, a fireworks show begins which lasts until midnight. We were fortunate enough to witness it last night from an amazing vantage point. That vantage point also afforded us the opportunity to see the rush of vessels leaving the basin after the fireworks concluded. I’ve never seen anything quite like it. The parade of boats returning their passengers to wherever they were staying lasted well over an hour https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/136311/C92EBC92-D352-4DC0-AA41-E1CD8E8D788A_jpe-2887433.JPG Edit: much wine had been consumed by the time that photo was taken. Suits and bow ties are hot in July. That is a look of joy you seldom see. Bravo sir, You have done incredibly well. |
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Posted: 7/16/2023 8:31:07 AM EDT
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Love Italy. Wife and I want to stay longer than 2 weeks for the next vacation.
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Posted: 7/16/2023 8:37:06 AM EDT
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I'm embarrassed to admit that, despite having been to Venice several times, I'd never heard of this commemoration. Much of this kay have to do with the general revulsion for anything Southern Europe in summer or anything Europe at all that close to August.
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Posted: 7/16/2023 8:44:42 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: /media/mediaFiles/sharedAlbum/F84A650C-2406-46C9-B3D1-D3F7D7319381-693.gif ETA - I was in Vicenza from 85-87 and gradiated from VHS. My friends and I were ALWYAS jumping on the train to Venice to party. I've been there for every festival and yes it's amazing. Thanks for sharing the pic. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Looks like you and your daughter had a great time /media/mediaFiles/sharedAlbum/F84A650C-2406-46C9-B3D1-D3F7D7319381-693.gif ETA - I was in Vicenza from 85-87 and gradiated from VHS. My friends and I were ALWYAS jumping on the train to Venice to party. I've been there for every festival and yes it's amazing. Thanks for sharing the pic. But, as High School kids, I doubt you had tables on the Gritti Palace patio. |
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Posted: 7/16/2023 8:46:44 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Looks like you and your daughter had a great time I was thinking granddaughter, but yeah. |
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Posted: 7/16/2023 8:48:11 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Is this the place they told us would be under water 10 or 20 years ago due to global warming? It is under water right now. Those pictures are from a Hollywood sound stage. |
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Posted: 7/16/2023 11:18:23 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: But, as High School kids, I doubt you had tables on the Gritti Palace patio. You, sir, are clearly a man of taste and sophistication. Fun fact, Russell Crowe and his family were dining directly behind us. We wuz rolling with the big dogs (apparently). |
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Posted: 7/16/2023 11:19:33 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I'm embarrassed to admit that, despite having been to Venice several times, I'd never heard of this commemoration. Much of this kay have to do with the general revulsion for anything Southern Europe in summer or anything Europe at all that close to August. It is quite hot and very crowded. We live in a tourist town in Florida, we are used to it. |
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Posted: 7/16/2023 11:21:37 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Looks like you and your daughter had a great time I’d probably get in a lot of trouble if I told you she’s actually a few years older than me, so I won’t.
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Posted: 7/16/2023 11:22:53 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: /media/mediaFiles/sharedAlbum/F84A650C-2406-46C9-B3D1-D3F7D7319381-693.gif ETA - I was in Vicenza from 85-87 and gradiated from VHS. My friends and I were ALWYAS jumping on the train to Venice to party. I've been there for every festival and yes it's amazing. Thanks for sharing the pic. I’ve got a short video somewhere. When we get back stateside I’m planning on a humble brag thread about the trip, I’ll try to figure out how to include the video. |
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Posted: 7/16/2023 11:24:57 AM EDT
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One of the best things we did in Venice was to throw away the guide book and walk off the (tourist) beaten path.
Local eateries/markets, children getting out of school, women doing laundry.... It showed there was some real life beyond the tourist spots. |
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Posted: 7/16/2023 11:42:59 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: That is a look of joy you seldom see. Bravo sir, You have done incredibly well. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: You should change that. On the third Sunday of July, Venetians commemorate the end of the plague of 1576. Saturday night St. Mark’s basin fills with boats and the piazza fill with people. Sometime around 11:20, a fireworks show begins which lasts until midnight. We were fortunate enough to witness it last night from an amazing vantage point. That vantage point also afforded us the opportunity to see the rush of vessels leaving the basin after the fireworks concluded. I’ve never seen anything quite like it. The parade of boats returning their passengers to wherever they were staying lasted well over an hour https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/136311/C92EBC92-D352-4DC0-AA41-E1CD8E8D788A_jpe-2887433.JPG Edit: much wine had been consumed by the time that photo was taken. Suits and bow ties are hot in July. That is a look of joy you seldom see. Bravo sir, You have done incredibly well. Absolutely. Happy for you both. |
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Posted: 7/16/2023 11:47:52 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: One of the best things we did in Venice was to throw away the guide book and walk off the (tourist) beaten path. Local eateries/markets, children getting out of school, women doing laundry.... It showed there was some real life beyond the tourist spots. Same here. Our trip was in the mid-90's and we didn't have the same budget at the OP. |
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Posted: 7/16/2023 2:50:26 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: But, as High School kids, I doubt you had tables on the Gritti Palace patio. Do you think as a 15 - 18 year old you would have cared? I was too busy chasing American tourists, Italian chicks and partying. So if I did or didn't I don't recall but when you have been there about 100 times, as a kid, let me know. Look at where Vicenza is - Oh the other trips all over Europe - keep your one night on a patio, you could never beat my teen years in Italy. |
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Posted: 7/16/2023 11:45:25 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: One of the best things we did in Venice was to throw away the guide book and walk off the (tourist) beaten path. Local eateries/markets, children getting out of school, women doing laundry.... It showed there was some real life beyond the tourist spots. I've often told people that literally the best thing to do in Venice is to get lost. OK, only after you've been to the Scuola Grande di San Rocco. Knock that out. Then, just get lost. But the OP seems to have found an enjoyable way to spend an evening as well... hopefully he and his wife were able to do some getting lost earlier that day. |
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Posted: 7/16/2023 11:46:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Do you think as a 15 - 18 year old you would have cared? I was too busy chasing American tourists, Italian chicks and partying. So if I did or didn't I don't recall but when you have been there about 100 times, as a kid, let me know. Look at where Vicenza is - Oh the other trips all over Europe - keep your one night on a patio, you could never beat my teen years in Italy. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: But, as High School kids, I doubt you had tables on the Gritti Palace patio. Do you think as a 15 - 18 year old you would have cared? I was too busy chasing American tourists, Italian chicks and partying. So if I did or didn't I don't recall but when you have been there about 100 times, as a kid, let me know. Look at where Vicenza is - Oh the other trips all over Europe - keep your one night on a patio, you could never beat my teen years in Italy. Well, bless your heart. Have a good day. |
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Posted: 7/16/2023 11:48:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I’ve got a short video somewhere. When we get back stateside I’m planning on a humble brag thread about the trip, I’ll try to figure out how to include the video. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: /media/mediaFiles/sharedAlbum/F84A650C-2406-46C9-B3D1-D3F7D7319381-693.gif ETA - I was in Vicenza from 85-87 and gradiated from VHS. My friends and I were ALWYAS jumping on the train to Venice to party. I've been there for every festival and yes it's amazing. Thanks for sharing the pic. I’ve got a short video somewhere. When we get back stateside I’m planning on a humble brag thread about the trip, I’ll try to figure out how to include the video.  |
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Posted: 7/17/2023 4:21:33 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I've often told people that literally the best thing to do in Venice is to get lost. OK, only after you've been to the Scuola Grande di San Rocco. Knock that out. Then, just get lost. But the OP seems to have found an enjoyable way to spend an evening as well... hopefully he and his wife were able to do some getting lost earlier that day. Oh, we got lost. More than once. It’s fun, we found some cool stuff that way (which, of course, cost me some money. )
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Posted: 7/17/2023 4:51:18 PM EDT
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The last time I went to Venice happened to be during a brief “window” between Covid lockdowns. It was basically a ghost town. We had the town to ourselves and it was so fantastic. No crowds, no body odor, just wine and cantaloupe with prosciutto until we had to roll back to our air bnb.
I love Italy. Enjoy your time. Venice is great but Firenze is my favorite. |
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