http://www.gourmantic.com/2010/02/08/venice-under-acqua-alta/ where travel and culinary passions meet Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:11:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.gourmantic.com/2010/02/08/venice-under-acqua-alta/#comment-882 Gourmantic Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:29:55 +0000 http://www.gourmantic.com/?p=2256#comment-882 <strong>Jen</strong>: The first time I visited was during summer and I admit that seeing it in autumn added a mood that would be otherwise lost. Glad you enjoyed the photos :) Jen: The first time I visited was during summer and I admit that seeing it in autumn added a mood that would be otherwise lost. Glad you enjoyed the photos :)

]]> http://www.gourmantic.com/2010/02/08/venice-under-acqua-alta/#comment-881 Gourmantic Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:35:41 +0000 http://www.gourmantic.com/?p=2256#comment-881 <strong>Dave</strong>: The weather was fickle on both days we visited, a combination of early acqua alta followed by blue skies then intermittent rain. The chill comes while riding the vaporetto, particularly in the early evening hours. At the time we were there, October, acqua alta was almost a daily occurrence. They'd pack the planks to one side then set them up the next day! Dave: The weather was fickle on both days we visited, a combination of early acqua alta followed by blue skies then intermittent rain. The chill comes while riding the vaporetto, particularly in the early evening hours. At the time we were there, October, acqua alta was almost a daily occurrence. They’d pack the planks to one side then set them up the next day!

]]> http://www.gourmantic.com/2010/02/08/venice-under-acqua-alta/#comment-880 Jen Laceda Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:15:38 +0000 http://www.gourmantic.com/?p=2256#comment-880 Gorgeous photos! Thanks for sharing. I've never seen Venice under acqua alta; only in the heat of summer! Gorgeous photos! Thanks for sharing. I’ve never seen Venice under acqua alta; only in the heat of summer!

]]> http://www.gourmantic.com/2010/02/08/venice-under-acqua-alta/#comment-879 Dave Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:01:05 +0000 http://www.gourmantic.com/?p=2256#comment-879 Those photos sure take me back. Piazza San Marco had dried out only days before I arrived, but the planks and scaffolding were still strewn about.  The days were surprisingly mild, but  once the winter sun  slipped below the horizon the chill came all too quickly - especially when there was no cloud to trap what little warmth radiated off the architecture.  Looks like you had great weather too! Those photos sure take me back. Piazza San Marco had dried out only days before I arrived, but the planks and scaffolding were still strewn about.  The days were surprisingly mild, but  once the winter sun  slipped below the horizon the chill came all too quickly – especially when there was no cloud to trap what little warmth radiated off the architecture.  Looks like you had great weather too!

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