Picture of the Week



We start this new section where every week a different picture will be showcased. Occasionally, there will be a second picture for you to identify.

The answer will be posted the following week, but if you do not want to wait, you can always e-mail me at:
                         sestiere@aloverofvenice.com



March 12, 2010

"In many of the calli you'll find old plastic bottles full of tap water on the ground resting against the walls....they are anti-pee devices. Apparently cats give them a wide berth, can't help it, they just can't go when there's a transparent container full of water in the vicinity: I don't know which feline ethologist discovered this little trick" Tiziano Scarpa, "Venice is a Fish".




A fondamenta in Castello


Can you locate this spot with two almost identical wellheads?




March 5, 2010


"Colombes qui chient et rats qui volent"  ("Pigeons that poop and rats that fly") by Jan Fabre, Venice Biennale, 2009.




Can you locate this shrine? Answer






February 27, 2010


Rio del Santissimo from Campo S. Angelo. This rio runs under the church of S. Stefano.





February 19, 2010


End of Carnevale


Photo credit: Kimberly from San Diego




Can you identify it? The picture doesn't seem to contain much information but that odd shape is unique. Answer




February 12, 2010

Dolomites from Canal de Cannaregio




                     
                                 Can you locate this relief? Answer





February 5, 2010

Campiello Piave, behind the church of the Madonna de l'Orto.






January 29, 2010

We begin with this picture of a smiling (despite the cold) gondolier.




Can you identify this chimney? The pitched roof (in a remote campo) may give you a clue. Answer