[Leica] IMG: some photos from Venice

[Sonny Carter]

Agreed, I'm so happy that as an Air Force Brat I was able to see
Stonehenge, The Palace of Versailles, Pisa, the Eifel Tower, and others
when you could not be smothered by crowds and long waits in lines.   I only
wish I had been more grateful at the time.


Regards,

Sonny
http://sonc.com/look/
Natchitoches, Louisiana
1714
Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase

USA


On Tue, Jun 4, 2019 at 10:20 AM Adam Bridge via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
wrote:

> Thanks for looking!
>
> I understand completely, Philippe, especially after being there. Our
> little river boat was definitely low impact: 130 people. But the Seabourn
> ship was 400 people and much larger. Even moving “ahead dead slow” it left
> a wake. Having 11 ships in Venice at the same time was awful.
>
> Our gondola ride was the day before. We had an hour to ourselves in the
> smaller canals. The following day, however, the same ride would have been
> impossible. For the same price you shared the experience with whoever was
> around you, you got a half-hour, and the cost was the same as what we paid
> for an hour’s trip. And there were HUGE lines.
>
> There are places in the world I want to see. But I’m not sure if by going
> there I”m making matters worse. For much of my life we stayed in the US,
> traveling around the country by car. My kids love road trips. We put off
> traveling overseas until we were older. Now that seems like a not-so-good
> idea.
>
> I don’t have an answer.
>
> Adam
>
> > On 2019 Jun  4, at 1:08 AM, Philippe via LUG <lug at leica-users.org>
> wrote:
> >
> > Lovely set Adam, of which the sunset is the cherry on top.
> >
> > Now, when there I hated these cruise-vessels - they rock the pillars
> that hold the city afloat to an unprecedented extent, which means that some
> day parts of the artificial island will sink. I do not understand why
> they’re allowed in the laguna when they might simply land a little further
> away.
> >
> >
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Italie+2012/BT-Venice-9817.jpg.html
> <
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Phileica/Italie+2012/BT-Venice-9817.jpg.html
> >
> >
> >
> > Amities
> >
> > Philippe
> >
> >
> >
> >> Le 4 juin 2019 à 00:14, Adam Bridge via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> a
> écrit :
> >>
> >> The collision between an MSC cruise ship and the Uniworld river boat
> “River Countess” brought our trip last autumn to mind.
> >>
> >> Cruise ships have to navigate one of the large canals to reach the
> berthing areas.
> >>
> >> This ship is relatively small.
> >>
> >> <
> https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Travel/2018-Venice-Eastern-Mediterranean/Uniworld-Cruise/Venice-Part-2/i-7VfC7bt/A
> >
> >>
> >> Here the “River Countess” is about to be passed by an MSC cruise ship.
> This is NOT the site of the “River Countess’” collision on Sunday.
> >>
> >> <
> https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Travel/2018-Venice-Eastern-Mediterranean/Uniworld-Cruise/Venice-Part-2/i-bNp2k4H/A
> >
> >>
> >> We departed on the “Seabourn Odyssey” a vessel of about the same size
> of the first one I showed. Here we’re looking down onto the “River
> Countess”.
> >>
> >> There were 11 (!) cruise ships in port the day we left. Venice was
> crowded
> >>
> >> <
> https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Travel/2018-Venice-Eastern-Mediterranean/Uniworld-Cruise/Venice-Part-2/i-FQT5SBR/A
> >
> >>
> >> We did love Venice. Our last evening we took a gondola ride. The
> gondolier was head over heels for Jan:
> >>
> >> <
> https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Travel/2018-Venice-Eastern-Mediterranean/Uniworld-Cruise/Venice-Part-2/i-wGR7Ln6/A
> >
> >>
> >> The light was wonderful:
> >>
> >> <
> https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Travel/2018-Venice-Eastern-Mediterranean/Uniworld-Cruise/Venice-Part-2/i-X2WhZGr/A
> >
> >>
> >> I can make up so many stories about this family group:
> >>
> >> <
> https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Travel/2018-Venice-Eastern-Mediterranean/Uniworld-Cruise/Venice-Part-2/i-sVnrsxX/A
> >
> >>
> >> On Burano (which should be sponsored by Technicolor) were these flip
> flops:
> >>
> >> <
> https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Travel/2018-Venice-Eastern-Mediterranean/Uniworld-Cruise/Venice-Part-2/i-npr52Rh/A
> >
> >>
> >> I recommend arising early:
> >>
> >> <
> https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Travel/2018-Venice-Eastern-Mediterranean/Uniworld-Cruise/Venice-Part-2/i-G4LM2Zd/A
> >
> >>
> >> A sunset cruise on the Venice Lagoon near the city of Chioggia.
> >>
> >> <
> https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Travel/2018-Venice-Eastern-Mediterranean/Uniworld-Cruise/Venice-Part-2/i-hLDm3P8/A
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> I hope  you enjoyed some of these images.
> >>
> >> Thanks for looking!
> >>
> >> Adam Bridge
> >>
> >>
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