Caffè Florian's grand drapes
along the Procuratie Nuove arcade
are not yet drawn all the way
absorbed in taking pictures of
- whom else? - themselves
marvels at the splendid emptiness
of early morning's Piazza San Marco
Procuratie Nuove
Piazza San Marco
Venice
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No, I am still here, in Vienna,
but I felt like dreaming of Venice.
I took these pictures in late August of 2010.
I was on my way to Geneva
and stopped overnight in La Serenissima.
Rising at first daylight, I took a long walk
in the early morning breeze
Images and Text
copyright by Merisi
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Ahhhhh--it's nice to dream! I love those curtains at Caffe Florian. You captured the feel of it so well. Happy New Year, Merisi! I look forward to another year of your beautiful photos.
ReplyDeleteI love the curtains too, especially the last picture.
ReplyDeleteA Brush with Color:
ReplyDeleteSue, I have had it with winter! ;-)
Happy New Year to you too!
Vicki Lane,
fascinating, aren't they?
Happy New Year Merisi.
ReplyDeleteSplendid, indeed!
ReplyDelete... Oh, isn't Venice the absolute BEST ... love your pics, and it is just that magical ...
ReplyDeleteOh simply GORGE!!!
ReplyDeleteI want to paint still lifes from caffe Florian!
I plan to go everyday for a cuppa whence in Venice.
I'm saving now for then!
YUM
Memories are so wonderful. I do remember sitting for tea at the Cafe Florian a couple years ago. Just beautiful in the early morning. Now I wish we didn't get charged for listening to the music. Just smiling!
ReplyDeleteVenice...
ReplyDeleteAhh.
Bella figura.
Si, Signora, bella figure, sempre. ;-)
DeleteWhen in Venice I made a million pictures of those curtains, because I liked how it folded and because i thought I might make a curtain of that style for my little window in the pantry. I miss Venice.
ReplyDeleteIrina,
DeleteI was told tMarie Antoinette introduced this design from her homeland to the French Court, hence the name "Austrian shades" for this variation on Festoon shades.
You surprised me with these nice and unexpected pictures...
ReplyDelete*giggles* Way better than ice and snow, isn't it?
DeleteLovely...magical!
ReplyDeleteYes, magic Venice! :-)
DeleteVenice, Summer... so far away... Will you go to the Biennale this year?
ReplyDeleteYes, Vreni!
DeleteIn fact, I hope I'll go there at least twice.
Love the idea of lovers out and about early in the morning. Amazing what one can see when a town awakens. Lovely images and commentary.
ReplyDeleteI just LOVE this café! It's always the first place I think of when I see images of the floods in Venice. Wonderful shots!
ReplyDeleteA little girl all of 6 years, twirling, laughing and leaping to a string quartet playing late into the night at Piazza San Marco.
ReplyDeleteThis was my last memory and moment in Venice..
Oh those windows and oh to have that much light pouring in...our windows all so puny, and then those lovely drapes, wow, such beauty~
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