Author: Venexian

  • Off the shelf

    Contrary to popular opinion, it is not true that every Venetian owns a boat, much as many of them would like to. Just use your imagination a bit and think how many two and three storey buildings you will probably have seen around Venice. Then calculate that every storey probably has at least one, but…

  • Markets in Venice

    Time and energy permitting, go and visit one of the local markets. The daily food market ‘par excellence’ is certainly that at the Rialto, but you have to be up and about pretty early to see the best of that one, but for a good selection of things other than food, it is worth going…

  • A little bit of recent history

    A little bit of recent history

    Just in case you are interested in the history of our home, here is a gallery of photographs I took during the construction of the Judeca Nova residential area where we are located. It was a fascinating time as newly built homes are a rarity in Venice, so being able to follow the process on…