There are many elegant gondolas in Venice, Italy. But there are other boats providing transportation as well!
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CBBH Photo Challenge: BLUE
This theme from East of Málaga reminds me of the time I took a gondola to the top of Monte Tamaro near Lugano, Switzerland. Although it was May there was a chill in the air. Here are some of the views from that day that feature the color blue.
And there were even some blue flowers!
The two blogs I’d like to recommend are:
Until next month…
Weekly Photo Challenge: Solitary
Looking out a window in Venice…
A Gondola
Late afternoon in Venice, Italy:
Quotes from the Masters: Grahame
This week’s quote:
“There is nothing– absolutely nothing–half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.”
Kenneth Grahame, from The Wind in the Willows
“Quotes from the Masters” is a weekly challenge from Robin of Bringing Europe Home. And here’s my interpretation: a gondolier in Venice catches up on his reading while waiting for a customer…
How to Get Around in Italy
Now that I’m back from Italy, I realize there are many ways to go from place to place. Besides walking, I thought I’d focus on how people get around. For instance, did you know you could get into a traffic jam while in a gondola? Just look at this:
