I really thought I’d had enough of blogging, but it seems that isn’t the case. So, I’ll continue to inflict myself upon you! Break out the popcorn and beer.
I was walking through Campo Santa Margherita, when one of those mad ceremonies for someone who had successfully passed all their exams to become a Dottore crossed my path. I couldn’t get anywhere near the lucky new graduate, but I was captivated by these shoes. See, I am a fashion maven after all.
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Isn’t she one of the most elegant brides you’ve seen for awhile? And, what a setting for your wedding photos. I hope they can crop all of us onlookers out of the final product.
The groom had a minor supporting role to play!
Her gown was truly magnificent.
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The pavement in Venice is relatively even, but wearing high heels in some of the other towns/cities in Italy seems to be just asking for trouble.
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Indeed what a lovely wedding gown! Hope no diverted eyed tourist treads upon it…
I saw many high heels in Venice and thought I would break an ankle if I wore any…but then I don’t wear high heels where I live.
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Luckily, the stones of the Piazzetta were dry, so that wedding dress didn’t get all wet and draggy. Both of those women are obviously of that SHOPPING breed!
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Love the dress and the shoes even though I would never wear heels like that.
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Your addiction is a very lucky thing for us! Thanks Yvonne and welcome home!
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Hi, Susie. I’m wondering whether any of the web cams will show any of the silent passage of the gondolas, and poor Il Toro meeting his fiery end.
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Wait I can see him ! not sure how often it is refreshed
http://www.hoteldanieliview.com/
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Do you think they will torch him there, Julie? He looks huge nest to the art gallery.
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I read somewhere that he’ll be floated across the canal and burned in front of the Piazzetta. He’s on a platform of some description.
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And we are addicted too ! You must have loads of pics you have not used, we are waiting for them
So Il Toro’s big day tomorrow … will look out for it .. there is a webcam on the Danieli Hotel but can’t see Il Toro !
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Arved, of Venice Daily, is going to try to capture photos of the big sacrifice, and the silent cortege of gondolas tomorrow. Darn, I wish we were still there, Julie.
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I thought I could resist, Andrew, but the Vixen won’t let go. Are you back home now?
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Can’t remember where I said we were going ( it’s my age). We’ve just been on pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham but I don’t think I mentioned that. Off to Cape Cod in June for our son’s Civil Partnership celebrations.
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No, it’s not you, it’s me!!! I couldn’t recall when you were going to the USA.
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You’re back – on here I mean. Woo-hoo!
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I think I will, Jan. I have to move lots of photos from my little ASUS netbook, and get to work sorting them out. That way, I can continue to ignore the little piles of stuff waiting to be put away, etc.
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Lovely Yvonne dig back in your photo archives,
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It’s trying so hard to rain right now, lots of thunder, but no results. It looks wet in the Piazza right now, I guess they’re getting rained on.
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The thought of negotiating Venetian paving in those green and gold numbers is making my feet ache (and my head spin!). She must surely have just slipped them on – there’s not a scratch on them. One of the things I always notice about Venice is that almost everyone wears sensible shoes.
Love the bride too!
And WELCOME HOME!
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WOW those shoes are admirable, I mean that she can actually walk in Venice wearing them! Yikes! I trip in loafers there! what a skill!
Love the previous post as well, the littles in their costumes- so cute! Thanks for your blog- i LOVE it!
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Thank you, Linda Sue. I’ve just had a look at your blog … oh, no, another one to add to my list!
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Thanks, Linda. I must get some of the chimney and altana photos sorted out and posted.
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Yvonne….keep ’em coming.
We love your posts.
I was just thinking of thongs/sandles….we have a few months of winter left here in New Jersey.
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It’s a global village, Bert. And, blokes wear thongs (underwear), too, don’t forget.
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You don’t want to ask for thongs in the UK, Al!
I heard that a young Australian lady on holiday in the UK asked a shop assistant if they sold thongs for babies. The shop assistant gave the lady a funny look, then said, “If it’s not on display, then we don’t have it!”
I made the last bit up, but I was told the first bit as fair dinkum.
In case this is all a mystery to you, what Australians call ‘thongs’, we call ‘flip-flops’ in the UK, and a ‘thong’ is a lady’s undergarment made of the minimum amount of material.
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Way back in the 1970’s flip flops were called thongs in the USA!
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I’ll have to go to the lingerie shop in sunny downtown Atherton, today and check to see what we call thongs (underwear) these days.
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It beats me how you ladies manage to balance on thin sticks like those…give me a pair of thongs any day!
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Isn’t that the truth! After 3 months of being in close confinement, in boots of some description, my feet heaved a huge sigh of relief when I put on some sandals.
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Would you believe that some woman in my office wear those shoes to work???? Ugh.
Somehow that couple does not look Italian! Beautiful!!!!!
I wonder why whenever I travel I see weddings, but never seem to see them here at home????
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I can’t believe I used to happily wear high heeled shoes … but not that high.
It was really cold, the lovely bride managed not to have goose bumps, somehow.
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