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

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.

MawtheMerrier

Seriously, Acqua Alta?

Yes acqua Alta !

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

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

È magnifico.

Seriously, Acqua Alta?

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

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 !!

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

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.

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.

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.

Oh that was lovely Maw. Thank you.

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.

“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

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

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.

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

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

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

Joseanne

^The Venice one, with DuoLingo classes, is starting soon? Is this Vegan/omnivore, Argy/non Argy, link free/in moderation/links welcome?^

I'm hoping it is va bene tutto or should that be tutto va bene?

Oh.

I had thought that there were going to be two.

This one non-Argy, vegan by courtesy rather than rule, links in abundance, exploring Venice and the valley of the river Po, learning Italian using Duolingo.

One started by someone else in the Italian lakes, Argy, omnivore, whatever rule they want as regards links, with whether or not to have learning Italian with Duolingo whichever they choose.

Actually, I think it was very courteous and nice of you giving vegan examples in this thread.

Lucca

Ciao Ixion.

Chow? Can I bring him along too. Unless il cane lupo is coming too

Per favori.

Per me un Martini. ?

ixion

Quick recap, please, for the confused (=me).
*The River Cruise will be coming to an end? Limited links, non-Argy, vegan? Yes?
* The Venice one, with DuoLingo classes, is starting soon? Is this Vegan/omnivore, Argy/non Argy, link free/in moderation/links welcome?

Is that it?
Thanks for the clarification- I should hate to enrol inappropriately.

Hello ixion.

> *The River Cruise will be coming to an end? Limited links, non-Argy, vegan? Yes?

The virtual cruise on the river Main has arrived at Bamberg earlier today.

There are links to videos.

The idea I have in nind, subject to change depending upon input from other paricipants on the virtual cruise on the river Main is that we look around Bamberg, whatever we find, and maybe have one or more overland side trips in a similar style as earlier in the virtual cruise.

Then at some stage we leave Der Goldene Delfin at Bamberg and we travel to Venice, depending upon the time and interest, perhaps stopping off on the way for side trips, reaching Venice sometime on Friday. We then move to this thread, explore Venice over the weekend, then leave Venice on a cruise ship to travel to the river Po.

The other thread will not be regarded as completed as at some time we may return to Bamberg and rendezvous with Der Goldene Delfin and then travel down the canal towards the Danube and then proceed along the Danube.

> * The Venice one, with DuoLingo classes, is starting soon?

Yes, all being well.

> Is this Vegan/omnivore, Argy/non Argy, link free/in moderation/links welcome?

Well, whereas the river Main one was specified as vegan, this one has not, following comments, been specified as vegan.

Tis partly because some non-vegan items may be mentioned in the course but also so as not to be dictatorial.

However, a culture seems to be emerging that, as a courtesy, it will be vegan. For example, a lady mentioned food in this thread and her examples were vegan.

So, if there were two virtual cruises and someone were paricipating in each thread, using words related to food preparation in each thread, then there might be a culture that the recipes in this thread are vegan and that the recipes in the other thread are omnivore, as a courtesy rather than as a rule.

This thread is intended to be very definitely non-Argy.

It is a fact that Argy style appeals to some people, but not to others.

Some people are happy to both do Argy style in an Argy thread and also to do non-Argy style in a non-Argy thread.

That is fine.

The river Main virtual cruise has benefitted enormously from the use of links. So for this virtual cruise links welcome, no need for moderation on number, good links enhance the experience in my opinion.

I hope this helps.

The Venice one, with DuoLingo classes, is starting soon? Is this Vegan/omnivore, Argy/non Argy, link free/in moderation/links welcome?

I'm hoping it is va bene tutto or should that be tutto va bene?

Prendo uno spritz!