tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254153824379805831.post8851574861069758223..comments2023-11-11T23:38:40.663-08:00Comments on tangobaby: To Live in Venice, Part Onetangobabyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01288974184200212536noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254153824379805831.post-8349510606124883372007-10-31T07:18:00.000-07:002007-10-31T07:18:00.000-07:00"blanc sur rouge, rien ne bouge...rouge sur blanc,..."blanc sur rouge, rien ne bouge...<BR/>rouge sur blanc, fous le camp!"<BR/><BR/>never ever let me mix it up with cute italian men, ever again...!La Nuit Blanchehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03345647456053342056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254153824379805831.post-28606750714372198282007-10-30T12:30:00.000-07:002007-10-30T12:30:00.000-07:00That's why there are all of those big wooden logs ...That's why there are all of those big wooden logs sticking out of the canals. It's what they tie the houses to so they don't float away!<BR/><BR/>;-)<BR/><BR/>Silly little girl! They gave you too much wine. How can Venice be floating AND sinking?!<BR/><BR/>But then I believed you about the duels and the hot chocolate, so who's the gullible one?tangobabyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01288974184200212536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254153824379805831.post-30098860762745679252007-10-30T12:07:00.001-07:002007-10-30T12:07:00.001-07:00p.s. the floating part may be an urban myth... g...p.s. the floating part may be an urban myth... gad, i can be gullible.La Nuit Blanchehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03345647456053342056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254153824379805831.post-34291728832043400342007-10-30T12:07:00.000-07:002007-10-30T12:07:00.000-07:00that's what alberto told me, as he and his friend ...that's what alberto told me, as he and his friend giaccomo (?) were taking us over to his birthday gathering... that they say dorsoduro is called "the spine of venice". <BR/><BR/>he said that the rest of venice was built on wood, and that's technically actually "floating". amazing!La Nuit Blanchehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03345647456053342056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254153824379805831.post-30426772108359281722007-10-29T21:40:00.000-07:002007-10-29T21:40:00.000-07:00Tina, siete brillante!(Did I say that right?)Tina, siete brillante!<BR/><BR/>(Did I say that right?)tangobabyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01288974184200212536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254153824379805831.post-55082101302451951852007-10-29T21:30:00.000-07:002007-10-29T21:30:00.000-07:00actually, I should correct myself..."Back" is usua...actually, I should correct myself...<BR/>"Back" is usually "schiena"<BR/><BR/>While "spine" is "dorso" or "spina"<BR/><BR/>so yeah. Dorsoduro. Love it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254153824379805831.post-43435403246302431462007-10-29T21:25:00.000-07:002007-10-29T21:25:00.000-07:00Oh yeah!! Hey, you know now that I think of it.....Oh yeah!! Hey, you know now that I think of it...<BR/><BR/>Dorso - back<BR/><BR/>Duro - hard<BR/><BR/>Therefore, "Dorsoduro" = hard back.<BR/><BR/>like a solid spine.<BR/><BR/>HA! There ya go! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254153824379805831.post-10295175416658285102007-10-29T16:06:00.000-07:002007-10-29T16:06:00.000-07:00The other interesting thing I learned about the Do...The other interesting thing I learned about the Dorsoduro is that they call it the "spine of Venice" because it has the most solid land (not marshy) of all of the Venetian islands.<BR/><BR/>And grazie for the compliments! If I can't be in Venice, at least I can enjoy myself by writing about it.tangobabyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01288974184200212536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254153824379805831.post-41075865574366561692007-10-29T09:14:00.000-07:002007-10-29T09:14:00.000-07:00I love your travel style.I totally agree about sta...I love your travel style.<BR/><BR/>I totally agree about staying in an apartment, brava!<BR/><BR/>And pirate attacks? I had no idea!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com