four hundred and nine bridges covered

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i drove my travel companion up italian walls, by stopping and starting, shooting images. which is understandable: it ain't no fun walking alongside an a sinistra and a destra snapper. so after a day, we split up, and found one another again at night.  
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have you been to venice? if you have, then you must know that losing your way is a must. if you haven't been, then you are warned. no use getting in a pickle over returning to the same spot when you don't want to, and equally so, NOT finding that spot when you aim for it. it's all in the game of uncovering venice.
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which it is: uncoverable. sort of. it's all pretty logic too, squares equal circles. right. you get lost, but you don't. and while wandering, you snap. and you drink. and you sit. and you people watch. and you keep on hoping for fair weather. and you get it. and you eat pizze. everyday. and you bump into your companion on a tiny bridge, unplanned. of all four hundred and nine venice bridges, you bump into one of your own, off calle aquila nera. that's venice for you. 
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we flew back to three inches of snow! how 'bout that, after a mild 15° and sweet spring sunny snoozing on the riva schiavoni? i better pull out my moon boots again, and start remeniscing, an imaginary spritz at hand. oh, this break! oh, these italians, oh this venice! you can walk it, with me, here. make sure to put some gondola music on. ☻ 
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16 comments:

  1. Carole ReidMarch 12, 2013 at 6:01 PM

    Wow, your photos of Venice are amazing! Venice should thank you for revealing her beauty. Quite a temperature change for you upon your return.

    I'm hosting the Drawing Challenge: Willow this week. I hope you can join us. xo Carole

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  2. AnonymousMarch 12, 2013 at 11:39 PM

    oh, looks like you have been lost in such a nice way :) and no, I have never been there, would not mind though :)
    ... and your moon in the previous post is just soooo nice nadine!

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  3. Mlle ParadisMarch 13, 2013 at 8:42 AM

    So glad to hear you had good weather! Yes been, ages and ages ago. and spent so much time being lost. but next year want to go to Murano and Burano and spend more time in the museums. Xoxo. Will be back for more of your Venice pics.

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  4. manoMarch 13, 2013 at 8:49 AM

    great pictures from venice (sorry, I looked to flickr without gondola music..).I love the "N", the wolfmask and the little dog under the shoes... and all the beautiful buildungs and bridges.
    :)) mano

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  5. renildeMarch 13, 2013 at 9:04 AM

    it could be collages, paintings, poems or even dreams but it are your photos , never enough, a total pleasure, i got inspired by colors and lines, thanks, i'll go there some day, i know, enjoy the sunlight on snow today sweetie, xx

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  6. RachelMarch 13, 2013 at 4:46 PM

    I adore your round moon with it's blue! Obviously inspired by Venice. I am off to see more photos.
    My husband and his 16 yr old son ( at the time) visited Venice, split up and the boy found his way on a boat going away from Venice! It was an adventure, but he found his way back to the hotel, after dark, and in one piece to a very worried Dad.

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  7. sarapiratMarch 14, 2013 at 7:05 AM

    i have been there, once. getting lost aswell.
    it was damn hot i remember!
    and i ate a very expensive pizza, probably in one of those tourist traps.
    but enjoyed it! a lot!
    thank you for bringing us again.

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  8. erleichdaMarch 14, 2013 at 10:23 AM

    I don't know what's better. Your photos, your words, Venice... Next time we go together Woolf ;)

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  9. Patrice A.March 14, 2013 at 4:35 PM

    Nadine!
    nu heb ik helemaal zin
    om te gaan
    en me te verliezen
    maar misschien dat mijn moeder
    dat een minder goed idee vindt....
    ;^))))

    dag!
    x
    Patrice A.

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  10. Kristen DoneganMarch 15, 2013 at 8:59 PM

    fantastic photos! so jealous of such an obviously wonderful trip!

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  11. Denise | Chez DanisseMarch 15, 2013 at 11:02 PM

    Sometimes getting lost is the best thing that can happen.

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  12. Le monde dÖMarch 16, 2013 at 12:16 PM

    Amazing ;)

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  13. swigMarch 16, 2013 at 10:44 PM

    oh! Venice! warm greetings from Paris!

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  14. AnonymousMarch 16, 2013 at 11:59 PM

    You gave the most exquisite painterly touch to Venice. There’s a tremendous amount of photographic professional expertise within your “venice ~ the whole shebang”. I felt as if I was admiring a high quality Taschen book! I love that you’re a capturer of detail and are drawn to the unique. Through you, Venice is unquestionably a destiny for me.
    ~Lisa

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  15. FrancescaMarch 19, 2013 at 7:31 AM

    glad you covered ground in Venice! it probably snowed there too this weekend, when winter was back :(

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  16. LeslieMarch 22, 2013 at 5:24 PM

    oh, you're BACK! i love that shot of the boats on the canal...

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