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Mon 20 Mar, 2006 09:59 am
Can you guys give me other names for Venice ie in other languages or does it have a nickname?
Well, it's named Venezia in italiano.
Bride of the Sea
Queen of the Adriatic
The Serene Most One
Pretty pretty names.
Any story/meaning behind them(apart from the obvious)?
Also,
City Where You Don't Want to Know What Happens to the Sewage....
blacksmithn wrote:Also,
City Where You Don't Want to Know What Happens to the Sewage....
Ive heard that you can smell where the sewage goes.Something htey dont mention on holiday programmes.
I saw a show recently about an American guy who makes gondolas in Venice. One thing I never realized is that gondolas aren't symmetrical, thus you can propel them with one oar without having the boat go in a circle.
Oooohhhh yeah!!!!
Well thats my bit of trivia for the day.
Hey what about a word of thanks for all the sweated research on your behalf
And there's what called by historians the "myth of Venice": Venice regarded by the Venetians regarded as a divinely ordained centre of religious, civic, and commercial life, a community blessed by St. Mark, protected by its lagoon, and governed by a balanced constitution incorporating monarchy, aristocracy, and republican liberty.
The Romans called the district between Verona and the sea "Venetia", because an Illyrian tribe, called Veneti lived there (before them an Etruscan population).
Steve (as 41oo) wrote:Hey what about a word of thanks for all the sweated research on your behalf
Im assuming people would know these names in their general knowledge, it wouldnt be a chore, just a way to remind themsleves of things they already knew.
I didnt ask for anybody to research them.I could have done that myself.
I thank everybody who has contributed, except Steve.
But I researched exhaustively! I typed my little fingers to the bone and stared at the computer screen until my eyes watered....
material girl wrote:...I thank everybody who has contributed, except Steve.
thats a gem mg...can I use that as a tag line?
Steve (as 41oo) wrote:material girl wrote:...I thank everybody who has contributed, except Steve.
thats a gem mg...can I use that as a tag line?
If you want to show everybody that you dont read posts properly.
Im confused, should I feel bad because Steve got the wrong end of the stick?
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