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Sep 18
Doge Nicolo’ Marcello
There was a respectful silence in the church, and apart from the occasional shuffling of hands to rub off the...
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Sep 18
Jason Bell Portraits
It’s a wonderful sunny day and I head straightaway to the Jason Bell photography exhibition after my university exam. Overlooking...
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Sep 18
Redentore – part 2
That Saturday night Venetians eat outside, preferably on water. On improvised tables made of wooden boards covered with tablecloths and...
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Sep 18
Redentore – part 1
Venice is made of many dreams. Il Redentore is the most phantasmagoric of all Venetian festivities. Celebrated every year only in...
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Sep 18
The most beautiful tombs: a prelude
I like what Henry James wrote about Venice, but until tonight I never liked his famous phrase that Venice was...
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Sep 18
Venice Palaces Genesis
Looking up the shiny surface of One Canada Square I was thrown back to my memories from 25 years ago....
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