Virtual cruise from Venice along the river Po with the option to learn some Italian

Thank you.
One started by someone else in the Italian lakes - now that sounds good.
Who will be running this, please?.

I have been on a "proper" cruise to Venice, from Croatia. What a difference!

youtu.be/B-STQtPaAXo

I can think of few things nicer than trailing our fingers over the edge of a gondola, listening to the lovely canti dei gondolieri

Canti - that must mean sing/song or something?
I am going by hearing that someone was a cantor. (Jewish?)

Either way, that was glorious; I could picture the scene, and almost feel that water.

LINK > Scottish Opera presents "Dance a Cachucha" from The Gondoliers by Gilbert & Sullivan

“Songs of the gondoliers” , MissAdventure I fear Arthur Sullivan had fallen into the trap of thinking La Cachuha must have something to do with Italy (“Well, it is foreign dammit!”) whereas the Cachucha is a Spanish solo dance in or time, similar to the bolero. Cachucha is danced to an Andalusian national song with castanet accompaniment.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=vUb4FzRvH5M

ixion

Thank you.
One started by someone else in the Italian lakes - now that sounds good.
Who will be running this, please?.

I don't know.

It was mentioned as a possibility in the following thread.

LINK > www.gransnet.com/forums/culture_arts/1313847-A-discussion-of-the-possibility-of-an-enhanced-virtual-cruise

You could start it if you choose to do so.

Oh that was lovely Maw. Thank you.

StarDreamer

ixion

Thank you.
One started by someone else in the Italian lakes - now that sounds good.
Who will be running this, please?.

I don't know.

It was mentioned as a possibility in the following thread.

LINK > www.gransnet.com/forums/culture_arts/1313847-A-discussion-of-the-possibility-of-an-enhanced-virtual-cruise

You could start it if you choose to do so.

Golly, I couldn't possibly.
I just don't have the necessary skills and I would be the last to relish wearing the mantel of chef d’équipe ?
It seems a hard job.
But thank you, anyway.

I wonder what it is, Lucca, which evokes such powerful memories of trips to Venice?
Is it the light and the breathtaking beauty away from the tourist trails?

We have been several times and a couple of deep-seated memories have been -
Sitting outside a bar in a deserted square, à deux, sipping coffee in the heat of the day, when high above from one of the open windows someone started playing the flute. You can imagine the sound filling the high sided square.

The year after we were married we took the car (yes, an E-type, pre children?) to see OH's family in Yugoslavia, as it was then.
We asked for suggestions for somewhere to stay in Venice and had the most beautiful room, white crisp bedlinen, wooden floors, shutters, and long windows on two sides. We woke early to the lapping of the canal beneath us, and the fruit and veg man rowing to market.

I digress. Apologies.

So well explained Ixion. The light is wonderful,, sort of pink/peach. The random little squares you come across. The sheer uniqueness of the whole place.

Definitely not a city to be rushed through but savoured and enjoyed at our leisure.

One weekend when I went there we woke up to flooded streets and duckboards in st marks square ! I had to go and buy wellies !!

“Flooded streets? “
Isn’t that what they call canals ? ??

Seriously, Acqua Alta?

LINK > www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCgsgDguKwU

Please click the link, put on full screen display and enjoy.

È magnifico.

MawtheMerrier

Seriously, Acqua Alta?

Yes acqua Alta !

The above video is one of five about Venice from POPtravel.

On the river Main virtual cruise I have found that POPtravel videos are excellent.

There have been links to several POPtravel videos.

They are hot rolled, so the action, usually walking, is continuous. Some travel walking videos go along for a while, then there is a jump of the viewpoint, so if one has been there it all fits in, but if one has not actually been there it does not seem as good I feel.

POPtravel videos show things like going up steps as if one is actually there. not editing that bit out.

Searching on YouTube for

POPtravel videos Venice

shows what is available.

youtu.be/qymrjNcD_Mw

Acqua Alta

Definitely welly weather - even waders called for!
Memo to self, book hotel rooms on piano nobile or above! ?

Wow, thank you for posting that, eGJ.

MawtheMerrier

Definitely welly weather - even waders called for!
Memo to self, book hotel rooms on piano nobile or above! ?

And una vista migliore.

eGj
That is stunning!!
I never realised there were places like that.

I would love to sit there and have a drink, and soak my old feet in that water.

Is it sea water or rain water?

Or what please?

Did you get Google street view to work on the device that you are using?