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Brenda’s Top 10 Things to do in Venice
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Venice Glass Week 2019
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September in Venice is always a great time as usually the weather is slightly cooler and there are fewer tourist and best of all it is Venice Glass Week. TheVeniceGlassWeek is an international festival dedicated to celebrating, supporting and promoting…
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Venice Under Water Today
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Today’s high tide in Venice at in the afternoon was at 156cm above sea level. That is approximately 61.4 Inches or 5.11 Feet. If you consider that the average height above sea level is only about 3.5 Feet. You…
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Another closure for Murano Glass
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If you have been in Piazza San Marco, you know that the square is lined with shops with incredible pieces of Murano Glass. On the opposite end of the square from the basilica San Marco in the pathway everyone walks…
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The Venice Glass Week
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People from all over the world gathered this last week for the Venice Glass Week, a week dedicated to art of glass. With 180 events, the days have been packed full, so I had to make choices. Even so I…
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Murano Furnaces – Vetrerie Tax Evasion Scam
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I don’t usually like to post negative things about Murano but this one is such a large scandal that it warrants publishing. First let me say that no tourist was harmed. The only harm in this diabolically clever scam was…
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Turnstiles in Venice for Traffic Control
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Venetians fear their beloved city is turning into a sort of Disneyland. And it took another step in that direction this weekend with the installation of turnstiles. These metal gates obviously took some time to make, to design, consider the…
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The Magic of Snow in Venice
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According to me, the most beautiful city in the world is truly magical when it snows. Now I know that the snow is a nuisance to the workers, the boats and most of all to the elderly where it is…
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Ringing in the New Year in Venice
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Celebrating the New Year in Venice is amazing with the lights and festive events. Music and people sipping Prosecco flow from every bar. There are really highbrow dinners and the grand finale, the fireworks over the lagoon. The predictions are…
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Christmas in Venice
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Venice is a magical city, with the water rising right to the buildings, but with Christmas lighting it becomes even more beautiful. The tiny Christmas tree lots spring up near the canals where the boats arrive to bring them. The…