Wine delivery

Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever.
Aristophanes

Gothic tracery

The Ca' d'Oro is certainly one of the most beautiful Venetian palaces. It is definitely the most famous. It was built during the 15th century, beside the Grand Canal, of which it is one of the jewels. Its loggias are fabulous flamboyant gothic tracery.

Walk

Lover's walk under the archways...

Teatro

The theater is so endlessly fascinating because it's so accidental. It's so much like life.
Arthur Miller

A quiet place in San Marco

One of the most visited sestieri, San Marco nevertheless contains almost hidden little streets and quiet canals.

Ai Coristi

A nice restaurant in San Marco Sestiere...

At water-level

An other way to discover Venice...

San Giorgio Maggiore

On the little island of San Giorgio Maggiore, the famous architect Andrea Palladio began in 1566 the construction of this church and monastery. The church would not be finished until 1610 by Simone Sorella. The façade was designed by Palladio and built 1607-10,after his death. San Giorgio Maggiore is a perfect counterpart of the San Marco complex on the other side of the Basin.

Rialto no se toca

An angry lion to let the city council know that the Rialto fishmongers and shopkeepers won't let the wholesale fish market (currently at the Tronchetto) be moved to a "terraferma" warehouse for some alleged economic imperatives. If taken, this decision would mean the beginning of the end for the Rialto Market.

Sospiri

Free... at last!

Voyage

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.
Marcel Proust

Squero

The Squero di San Trovaso, main gondolas shipyard still in use in Venice.

Early morning in Rialto

An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day.
Henry David Thoreau

Two Venetian Bloggers

Two great and enthusiastic Venetian bloggers, whom most of you know at least through their blogs. Yvonne (in red), author of Hello World (http://ytaba36.wordpress.com/) spent most of her life in Australia, while Karen, author of The Venice Experience,(http://www.theveniceexperience.blogspot.com/) is from the American state of Maryland. Both of them are now happy and proud Venetians...

Frog

“Eat a live frog first thing in the morning and nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day.”
Mark Twain

Many thanks to Lorenzo from Tramezzinimag, a true Venice lover and the deftest pen among the french Venetian blogsphere, who picked up Venice Daily Photo as one of his five favourite Venetian blogs.

And thank you so much to our dear friend Bert, who is so talented in making us share his Venice, participating in VDP.

Gondolas (2)

I know Pierre posted a photo of gondolas a few days ago, but this is Venice - everyone has a gondola picture. These were arranged in a particularly symmetrical way, which was quite eye-catching.
You may know that gondolas have been black since a Sumptuary Decree of 1562. Old photographs show that there used to be a detachable cabin, called a felze, to protect passengers in bad weather. Do you know what a ganzer is? It's easy to find out these days with Google or any other search-engine.
There has been a ruling that gondolas in Venice will no longer be made with plywood, even though it lasts longer and needs less maintenance. So they will continue to be made of 280 parts and eight different types of wood.

Contre jour

Give me the splendid silent sun with all his beams full-dazzling. - Walt Whitman

Pierre's taking a couple of days off. He posted a similar contre jour photo a few days ago, so here's one I made earlier - 2009 to be not too precise.

Informazioni

An humorous drawing is sometimes better than a long explanation... And cheaper too!

Carlo Goldoni

The world is a beautiful book, but of little use to him who cannot read it.
Carlo Goldoni (1707-1793)

Gondolas

Gondolas are undoubtedly the stars on the Grand Canal, world’s most renowned ship, a symbol of Venice. The words “Gondola” and “Gondolier” come from the Venetian dialect, used for more than a thousand years ago. It is known that at the 15th century, there were more than 15,000 Gondolas in Venice.

Baby Elephant

A baby elephant, somewhere in Venice. And I'm sure many of you know where...

Cappuccino et vino rosso...

A nice stopover in a little café not far from the Scalzi...

Traffic on the Grand Canal

Daily traffic on the Grand Canal.

The Little Trawler

Little trawler on the lagoon...

Winter Light

Faith that increaseth,
Walking in light;
Hope that aboundeth,
Happy and bright;
Love that is perfect,
Casting out fear;
These shall insure thee
A Happy New Year."
- Frances Ridley Havergal, A Happy New Year

Remains of the Day

Remains of the day, beginning of the year...

Cheers

Spritz to end this year. Cheers to you my dear friends and visitors...

Street Lamp

Bajo la penumbra de un farol
Se dormiran
Todas las cosas que quedaron por decir,
Se dormiran.
Junto a las manillas de un reloj
Esperaran.
Todas las horas que quedaron por vivir,
Esperaran.

Corte Sconta

One of my favorite concealed campi in Venice...

Foto Color

A photograph is usually looked at - seldom looked into.
Ansel Adams

Crossing the bridge

“Let every man praise the bridge that carries him over”
English Proverb