Live from Yvonne in Venice !
During the bottom and brain numbing trip from Down Under, one of the transit airports was Munich (highly efficient). The gate next to the one for the plane to Venice was loading passengers for Paris. It was a little chilling to see policemen with heavy duty weapons watching the people.They relaxed visibly when the last passenger was checked through.
Alvise (the hard working young man who finds interesting places for me to stay) met me at the Sant’ Angelo vaporetto stop, and brought me to the apartment where I’ll be for the next 7 weeks. It’s on Campo Santo Stefano; the 4 windows on the top left corner are the front rooms of the apartment.
I wasn’t looking forward to several flights of stairs, especially with the luggage. Alvise had a surprise for me, the suitcases (and Alvise’s cap) travelled in style on the chair lift! I may be tempted to…
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I don’t mind an elephant with lion’s feet. My friend Buddy who is a significantly long legged German Shepherd has feet so big he sometimes trips the light fantastic and has developed a walk like a lion padding the prairie so as not to do that, trip. We, his adoring fans often comment and point whereas Buddy looks abashed, settles his head to one side and peers out in the manner of a lion under one eyebrow, sideways. If ever there is a mismatch of images I think we have found them covered in a classical Venetian status of an elephant with the feet of a lion!
I conclude the feet of a lion are common in nature. I like a well travelled piglet. 🙂
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Glorious, I know you will enjoy every minute, Yvonne!
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Lovely.
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