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I can only very vaguely remember Venice. lots of old buildings. and pigeons. thats bout it.


I was 3.

Reliant121 wrote:I can only very vaguely remember Venice. lots of old buildings. and pigeons. thats bout it.


I was 3.

And glass. We bought this (which cost twice as much as the holiday):

I have no idea what that thing is, but it looks pretty awesome.

It's art.

I would hope so, because if that has some kind of practical function I'd be afraid to learn what it was.

Zat you taking the picture in the reflection, Ian?

How do you make a Venetian blind?

Poke him in the eyes!

Hmm, my cousin has something similar from Milan. In Yiddish we call it a fishteretz.

BTW, have they completed the safety locks to keep Venice from sinking further yet?

And... I am on vacation! And flying out to Utah tomorrow! And... hopefully not getting sick when I get there.

...

Seriously, flying and my digestive system do not get along well.

Well, I am typing this on my iPad I just got today, I love it, and my parents are pretty awesome for getting it for me, haha.

Had a few drinks, then a few more... then one or two to end the night.

Oh, we also did bonfire cookout which was really nice.

thelordharry wrote:Zat you taking the picture in the reflection, Ian?

Yes, that's me...

Mikey wrote:How do you make a Venetian blind?

Poke him in the eyes!

Hmm, my cousin has something similar from Milan. In Yiddish we call it a fishteretz.

BTW, have they completed the safety locks to keep Venice from sinking further yet?

It's not sinking any more, it's just eroding because there's a load of factories near by that are messing up the ph levels of the lagoon.

Sounds about right...They've put a couple of factories by my old town which is a shame. Lago Di Bracciano (The lake we lived near), while small, was beautiful.

IanKennedy wrote:

Mikey wrote:How do you make a Venetian blind?

Poke him in the eyes!

Hmm, my cousin has something similar from Milan. In Yiddish we call it a fishteretz.

BTW, have they completed the safety locks to keep Venice from sinking further yet?

It's not sinking any more, it's just eroding because there's a load of factories near by that are messing up the ph levels of the lagoon.

Hmm. I remember reading about a massive, city-encompassing system of locks, reservoirs, and pumps in a NatGeo about a year ago, but it might have been flood prevention rather than substrate-erosion prevention.

Mikey wrote:Hmm, my cousin has something similar from Milan. In Yiddish we call it a fishteretz.

Is that pronounced like fish Tourettes? Because I have this image in my head of a goldfish yelling obscenities.