….nothing will! Take two minutes out of your day to just enjoy this, you won’t regret it.
La Dolce Vita! Doing things the artisan’s way and savoring them.
Edit: the wife pointed out the embed wasn’t working properly, so retrying.
Videos
Pisa, Florence, Venice…a Slide Show
Tried to make this one a bit more personable, with some good clients and old friends in most of the shots. If you’re a meat eater, that Florentine steak is your Everest. Ever give blowing glass a try?
Slide Show from a Recent Tour
Took some stills I liked and made a quick slide show that I think nicely captures the feel of exploring Italy’s romance and charms and mystery with Doug. Hope you enjoy! It’s mostly Venice with a little Florence and Rome mixed in for good measure.
Mezzogiorno in San Marco
The bells of Piazza San Marco at midday–what a radiant sound!
Swords!
A neat little snippet of video shot in the Palazzo Ducale in Venezia; this swords and crossbows collection gives you an idea of just how bloody and ugly military confrontations back in the day would have been.
Santa Croce
Forgive our clients shooting this snippet in profile view, but it’s a great little example of the romance and serene mystery found in these quiet little cloisters in Florence. Doug’s offering a little insight into what makes this spot so special. It’s the added benefit of having him as your private Florence (or Rome…or Venice…or Siena…or Verona…or Vicenca…etc) guide. His knowledge is a treasure trove you should have with you as you explore this miraculously ancient place.
Giorgione, Home Away From Home In Venice
Love this quick video (check out the little wine bar on the left…imagine having a nightcap there after a lovely meal in Venice) our recent clients sent us of Doug walking them back to the Giorgione after dinner and an evening stroll through Cannaregio. It’s only a brief snippet, but you can get a feel for the warmth of the place and the artistry of the marble in the lobby. Even with a cell camera video, you feel the romance and mystery in the Venetian evening.
It really makes us feel “at home” to be regulars there, and our clients universally fall in love the with hotel and look forward to coming back again soon. Our home in Venice!
Grand Canal Vaporetto Ride
One of the more fun things to do in Venice is just hop a vaporetto and ride around the canal; the byzantine beauty of the facades of the various mansions lining the canal are striking in that they really do convey exactly the aesthetic you’d expect from reading up on Venice and imagining what it’s like. When you’re there, it’s hard to imagine a place so magical really exists…but it does!
Bells of San Marco
Speaking of the sounds of Venice…
The Sounds of Venice…
…often include serenading the public with the belltowers that dot the city’s romantic skyline. It creates an atmosphere that just envelopes you with a sense of what it was like to live in Venice at the height of its power. La Serenissima.
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