Venezia

One of my favourite places on earth. I have been there countless times since 1981. I learned fluent Italian there, and quite good Veneto as well, the local dialect over the years.

More b&w here.
 

Marine

Young marines from the Scuola Navale Militare Francesco Morosini, in Venice. More weekend/street reflections right...here

 

Back in Venice

Linking to the weekend in black and white, and to weekend reflections.
 

Mazzorbo

Exploring some of the inhabited islands in the Venice laguna by vaporetto, water bus.
 

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.

Laundry day

In Venice. Not the touristic part of town. More b&w here right... here.
 

A Monday mural

Seen on Burano island, in the Venice laguna. More nice murals right... here.
 

A weekend reflection

More weekend reflections here. Have a nice weekend!
 

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
 

Meanwhile, somewhere else...

Wish I was there...
 

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!
 

Fried land

Do you want some fries with it?

Linking to the Weekend in B&W
 

Weekend reflection in bianco e nero

Oops, wrong way... Linking to the weekend in black and white and weekend street/reflections.

Venice, of course.

A weekend reflection

During one of my many many trips to Venice in the last 40 years... More reflections to be found right here.
 

A weekend reflection

More weekend reflections here
 

Campiello de l'Anconeta

I miss Venice!

More b&w here this weekend, as usual 

 

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.
 

Weekend in black and white

In Venezia (amore mio!) once again, quartiere di San Polo.
More b&w here, as usual.

A Monday Mural

Scary monster of Venice...
More Monday Murals here

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.