tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post221842552977688796..comments2024-03-19T02:34:30.151-04:00Comments on The Blue Remembered Hills™: Antica formulaBluehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07652670896513329236noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-14425843009980156252011-02-10T17:05:10.689-05:002011-02-10T17:05:10.689-05:00When I visited Venice it was so humid, so this was...When I visited Venice it was so humid, so this was probably a nice change of pace. Love the last shot of the reflection on the water. Thanks for sharing.NYC Interior Designhttp://www.nycinteriordesign.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-40765022242094929992011-01-20T21:48:57.416-05:002011-01-20T21:48:57.416-05:00The last of The Celt's (as in whatever The Sco...The last of The Celt's (as in whatever The Scotch of Worthiness), should be blown up and framed or painted. Love the light on the water in night's chiaroscuro.home before darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13272062955786414729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-82839586993919291252011-01-20T20:23:40.241-05:002011-01-20T20:23:40.241-05:00I have to say, I'm with the Celt on the Negron...I have to say, I'm with the Celt on the Negroni, which is so gorgeous in backlight. But otherwise, I wish you'd have a word with His Celtness on taking your entry into the next port of call seriously enough, not to hypothecate his considerable photographic acumen to the device you mentioned. We need true Celtwork, 24/7, or your own prose will do very nicely, it need hardly be said. <br /><br />THAT should reach him . . .Laurenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17972899387484460347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-21469605375095996932011-01-19T17:28:36.371-05:002011-01-19T17:28:36.371-05:00I can't even imagine Venice in the winter. See...I can't even imagine Venice in the winter. Seems I always end up there in unbearable heat, my white linen shirts plastered to my back as I trek from out-of-the-way church to another in search of hidden Titians and relief from the crowds. Regardless of its frustrations, however, I always find a little Venetian magic somewhere.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04348849115235899670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-11027991525846539702011-01-19T15:08:31.464-05:002011-01-19T15:08:31.464-05:00Think you may be falling under Venice's spell....Think you may be falling under Venice's spell. Adored the pictures of the Caffe Florian...can almost taste the tramezzini with white truffle butter. If you can, make time for Torcello...the little basilica is a gem. Also the isle of San Lazaro where the kindest monks will show you around the monastery and the library, and it is possible to buy a jar of rose petal jam.atdcomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-75220918739432837612011-01-19T11:03:44.797-05:002011-01-19T11:03:44.797-05:00When I first went to Venice, I looked up a distant...When I first went to Venice, I looked up a distant relative who had married -- of all things -- a gondolier. In my innocence, I had thought of gondoliers as nothing more than soggy cab drivers. But of course, that's not at all true. His family had been gondoliers for many generations, and he lived in a wonderful house in Giudecca. After a dinner of grilled sardines up on their roof, he and his wife took us out on the Grand Canal -- dragging a bottle of champagne in the water, which we opened and drank by moonlight. (It was one of those moments that make life almost bearable.)<br /><br />By an odd coincidence, he looked quite like this:<br /><br />http://images.artnet.com/artwork_images_1004_495752_johnsinger-sargent.jpgThe Ancientnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-26597148954594852062011-01-19T07:57:02.025-05:002011-01-19T07:57:02.025-05:00It must have been the gold-leafed bathroom that ga...It must have been the gold-leafed bathroom that gave you enough inner warmth and outer shimmer to venture out again! Too bad about the Antica Formula, but maybe you slipped some in your cases before returning home?gésbihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18094108253356167918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-8199795774274739062011-01-19T01:25:53.408-05:002011-01-19T01:25:53.408-05:00From the warm comfort of my bedroom it all sounds ...From the warm comfort of my bedroom it all sounds delightful, although I can appreciate how cold it must have been. It's incredible how different the city feels at night after everyone has left. You can walk to or from dinner at night and never encounter a soul. What a change from daytime and all those horrible people! Nice pics...dying now for a sip of that hot chocolate!lindaraxahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15721286284279902181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-84982835473315013652011-01-19T01:19:34.049-05:002011-01-19T01:19:34.049-05:00Heaven! I can't wait to see it for myself.Heaven! I can't wait to see it for myself.Daniel Shigohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12736080550398734909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-54880487463807770572011-01-19T00:25:43.495-05:002011-01-19T00:25:43.495-05:00"one pool of light after another" a grea..."one pool of light after another" a great eye for a great effect.Terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14154846109609330503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8785207417164829425.post-27198407095966259172011-01-18T22:55:37.390-05:002011-01-18T22:55:37.390-05:00I always imagined Venice would be more bearable in...I always imagined Venice would be more bearable in December crowd-wise, but clearly it's a plan that no longer works, and of course you may have to contend with flooding, which would be a real bore. (We have enough of that here in our own Venice - of the East; happily for us, however, it's only near the river that people are affected.) But they do warn that in 20-30 years Bangkok will be underwater.<br /><br />But your narrative does bring back happy memories of our visit to Serenissima. We did visits to Venice and Florence in reverse to your trip, so we were completely overwhelmed with the sights on our arrival by launch, and rather disappointed initially with Florence.columnisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03764365428633038329noreply@blogger.com