Jun
09
Painting. Venice. Two notions that appeal to this romantic grand turista. We’ve been seeing artists sketching and painting in Venice and all over Europe this spring, setting up easels and drawing in sketchbooks, everywhere from the cobblestone lanes of the old town of Kotor to the waterfront at Venice’s Rialto markets. And I’ve been thinking …
Jun
09
The longer you spend in a city such as Venice, the less you have to worry about the big picture and ticking off sights, and the more time you have to take in the tiny details. This was our eighth trip to Venice (and we had stayed in an apartment here for a couple of weeks …
Jun
09
I first spotted My Local Guide to Venice in June 2009 when we were in town for the opening of the Art Biennale. It was actually our last day of a weeklong stay at the Novecento Hotel and we’d been using another excellent local guide produced by the hotel’s owners, the Romanelli family, so we …
Jun
04
Poached eggs with asparagus, pancetta and parmesan – the contemporary version… In Part One of my ‘weekend eggs’ post from Venice, I lamented the fact that it’s not really customary here, or anywhere else in Italy, really, to have a big breakfast or an eggs-based breakfast. But with all the great produce available here, we’re …
Jun
03
Poached eggs with asparagus, pancetta and parmesan – the classic version… Here in Venice if you get up early in the morning on a weekday, it’s a completely different world to that of the one that you’ll see a few hours later. There are no umbrellas aloft with tour groups trailing behind. There are no …
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