Linking to the weekend in black and white, and to weekend reflections.
Showing posts with label Venice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Venice. Show all posts
Wednesday 13 March 2024
Tuesday 12 March 2024
Saturday 2 December 2023
December theme day: local history
Well ok, this is in Venice, not Strasbourg. But the theme is local history, and I'm not living in Venice anymore... Then why? The Valentine's day 1349 massacre, or pogrom, that's why. The Black Death killed about 25 million people in Europe. The church authorities were sure the Jews poisoned wells, therefore causing the plague. So, February 14th, 1349, they decided to burn the entire Jewish population of Strasbourg, 2000 men, women, children. It didn't stop the plague.
A few families, fearing what would be happening, managed to escape before. They settled down at the only place allowing Jews, in the old foundry in Venice. Foundry = ghetto in the Venetian dialect. Many Venetian Jews are descendants of there Strasbourg Jews.
More theme day posts right... here.
Friday 1 December 2023
Monday 3 July 2023
Saturday 27 August 2022
Thursday 14 April 2022
A lamp?
OK, quite frankly, I don't remember taking this photo. I haven't been back to Venice since the start of Covid, and I usually hundreds of photos every time I go there, which is 3-4 times a year. Anyway, suppose it is a quite intricate lamp. What do you think
Wednesday 13 April 2022
Friday 7 January 2022
Black and white weekend in paradise
It was on a hot summer day in Venice (aka: the place where I belong... I wish!). Good place for a cool drink: Ristorante Paradiso, near the Biennale Gardens. Want some more b&w? Click here, now!
Salute! Cheers!
Friday 8 October 2021
Friday 1 October 2021
Weekend reflection in bianco e nero
Oops, wrong way... Linking to the weekend in black and white and weekend street/reflections.
Venice, of course.
Saturday 11 September 2021
A weekend reflection
During one of my many many trips to Venice in the last 40 years... More reflections to be found right here.
Saturday 13 February 2021
Friday 12 February 2021
Friday 23 October 2020
Students
Students from the Scuola Navale Militare Francesco Morosini (military navy school) in Venice on their way to town by vaporetto. Looking smart!
More really good b&w photos for the weekend right... here.
Friday 21 February 2020
Monday 9 December 2019
Saturday 23 November 2019
A weekend reflection
Well, this is not Strasbourg... I've been going to Venice since the early 80 es, just love the place, it's almost my second home. I speak veneto, the local dialect, and that helps!
Anyway, more weekend reflections from all over the world right...here.
Anyway, more weekend reflections from all over the world right...here.
Friday 22 November 2019
Sunday 17 November 2019
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