Dorsoduro

Early promenade in the little streets of Dorsoduro.

Morning Delivery

In Venice's backstage, workers bustle about, early in the morning so that everything is ready when the curtain rises and the crowd overruns the city...

Night Stroll in Dorsoduro

A night and quiet stroll, as I like them, along a canal in Dorsoduro.

Découvrez les "Ponts du Dimanche" chez Louis La Vache

Water Entrance

Most of the "water entrances" in Venice connect to a wharehouse, the "ground level" of a palace. This water entrance, just opens on a garden, old, solitary and deserted garden, like a small piece of jungle in the heart of the city.

Foresteria Valdese

Have you ever seen a guest house with such frescoes on the ceilings and walls? Palazzo Cavagnis, hosting the Foresteria and the Waldensian Church in Venice is now under a thorough restoration as you can see on this ceiling. The working are interesting both rooms and common areas, but during the works the Foresteria is open and offers accommodation as usually. A great place to stay in Venice on a budget but in a palace!

Foresteria Valdese

Morning Paper

A moment of peace and quiet, early in the morning. Just the time to glance through the news before the first tourists arrive.

Ponte della Costituzione

Il Ponte della Costituzione, also known as Calatrava bridge, after its architect. Built il 2008, this controversial work made out of glass, steel and concrete, is the 4th bridge over the Grand Canal.
By the way, you can see other bridges here...

Smiling Faces

Isn't it fun to ride a Venice taxi by a nice spring evening, observing the city around, smiling and waving hello to photographers over the bridge...

Spritz Time

So good to stop on a terrace in the city and have a nice spritz with some cicchetti. Salute amici!

The Times They Are A-Changin'

Watching Charles Ray's Boy with Frog, and being watched carefuly by the security guard... This is the Dogana di Mare. I remember the time, years ago, when one could sit here and dream, at dawn, alone or with a loved one. This used to be by far the most magical place in Venice. The Times They Are A-Changin'

Some days off...

Hello dear readers and friends... This blog will be off for some days. Back on May 20th. So, "be well, do good work, and keep in touch".

Piazzetta

Between these two columns, huge granite monoliths brought back from Orient in the 12th century, the capital punishment used to take place... That's why true Venetians, at least the most supersticious, still avoid walking between them.

Rainy Night in... Venice

I feel it's rainin' all over the world, kinda lonely now
And it's rainin' all over the world
Oh, have you ever been lonely, people?
And you feel that it was rainin' all over this man's world
You're talking 'bout rainin', rainin', rainin', rainin', rainin', rainin', rainin'...
Tony Joe White - 1962