On this summer like day, dozens of young children were offering their unwanted books and toys for sale. Bargaining was hot and heavy.
This pistore looked like someone had given it a good polish.
Now, what in heck is a “Borgoloco”? It’s the first one I’ve noticed so far. I’m sure someone will be able to enlighten us.
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Well, Andrew, you’ll just have to get over here to Venice, won’t you?
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September is the next trip.
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So, then I’ll be “not jealous, not jealous!”
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So you found out what the anti-piddle things are called! And that’s the one that looks like a mushroom.
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There was a shiny lookalike around the corner, too. I think the mushroom one is in Dorsoduro, if my memory serves me right, and I haven’t laid eyes on it yet.
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Found it online Yvonne; Borgoloco means a village-like district.
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Thanks, Andrew. I knew someone would do the hard work for me so I could loll about, sipping a spritz!
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I am not jealous Yvonne. I keep repeating this to myself. I am not jealous Yvonne. I am not……..
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I’m so glad you’re not jealous, Andrew. Jealousy is such a curse!
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Made a couple of Spritzes this lunchtime – one Aperol and one Campari. Although it’s a lovely sunny day here in S.E. England, they don’t taste the same as in La Serenissima.
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That’s funny, Michelle.
There are so many French tourists here, as always. I’ll try Par avion on the next ones who ask directions.
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Anything to help us learn Italian! I try to speak Italian with one of my coworkers…of course since he is Mexican he responds in Spanish but he is very willing to help me practice…not so much the Hawaiian guy who insists on adressing me in very incorrect French.(ie…his latest when he sees me is to say “par avion”…he has no idea what it means).
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Bwahahaha! I’ll hold my tongue.
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Italian, I mean. 🙂
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It’s so true, we need to use it, and that’s not easy when we get home.
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Hmmm… maybe they are other comic books? Well, almost ANYTHING can help me at this point. My Italian starts to get a bit better (painfully slow) and then melts away.
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Yes, please!
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Do you want me to get down there and bargain for you?
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They were selling Tintin books! I want those! I wanted to order them to help me learn Italian!
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