Venice 2016: Photo Essay

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Post by Portia

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Venice! One of my favourite cities in the world. In 2016 we were sensible enough to have 2 of our girlfriends with us, Anna-Maria and Tara. Jin was under the weather and spent quite a bit of time sick in bed. The girls & I managed to squeeze in SO MUCH of the touristy stuff and also some Venetian secrets. Weirdly I was so busy that I took hardly any scenery shots, sorry. It was super fun and it made me love Venice even more…

Venice 2016: Photo Essay

Venice'16 #6We are ARRIVED!! Hello Venice

Venice'16 #2Jin has a fave restaurant. we had to eat there on our first night. It was delicious.

Venice'16 #3In the VERY squishy lift at our hotel

Venice'16 #4Hotel bathroom products. POSH!

Venice'16 #5St Marks Square in the Doge’s palace colonnades

 

Venice'16 #7As evening falls we make our way to a cafe.

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Venice'16 #11Next day we go sightseeing

Venice'16 #13High Tea in a swanky hotel. Thanks Anna Maria

Venice'16 #14Doge’s Palace Tour

Venice'16 #15Iconography

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Venice'16 #19St Marks Square

Venice'16 #20Water Bus

Venice'16 #21Dinner on the canal in the shadow of the Ponte de Rialto

Venice'16 #22On Murano Island. St Tara of the tired legs

Venice'16 #23Buying Murano Glassware

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Venice'16 #25Visiting Peggy Guggenheim. Managed to make all of us look shit in this shot except Jin,
who was sick as a dog and really did look like shit.

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Venice'16 #27Harry’s Bar, where the cool kids go. We sat at the bar and weere entertained by the barman

 

Venice'16 #32Tara leaving us.

Venice'16 #28YAY!

Venice'16 #30Realising that we missed Tara after 5 minutes and had nothing nice to say to each other

Venice'16 #29Even Venice was beautifully sad she had gone

Venice'16 #31On our way to Florence!

32 thoughts on “Venice 2016: Photo Essay”

  1. Oh tee hee saying goodbye to Tara! You guys are wags!
    I love Venice and cried when I first saw it rising out of the horizon, everything I had hoped and dreamed.
    Did you find the perfumery lady with the caramel teeth?

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    • Weirdly, as we are all perfumistas, this time around we did not do fragrance at all. It was all about seeing the sights and being tourists.
      Sorry JackieB.
      Yes, I totally get how overcome you were. It’s a fantasy city. One day I’d like to spend 6 months there.
      Portia xxx

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  2. I don’t have the words for how much I love this, Portia. So many great pics I haven’t seen before, including the lift selfie and me leaving! Too brilliant.

    Thanks for the memories!

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  3. Oh how good was Venice! We squeezed in so much sightseeing, the people made it so special, Tara Jin and Portia xo?❤️?❤️

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    • Anna Maria,
      What about lighting candles at the St Mark’s Basilica, and seeing the Golden Saints behind the altar?
      I was going to put the photo of you with the Guggenheim Horse & Man but thought I’d spare you the indignity. Ha Ha Ha!
      How cool was drinking Bellinis in the bar where they were first made?
      Amazing trip.
      Portia xx

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  4. Such an amazing trip. Good for you. (Meanwhile, I don’t have my glasses on and thought that Etro label read “Regrettable soap.”)

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    • Hi there meganinsaintemaxime,
      None of us wanted it to end but all good things must. It will be there to see again.
      Portia xx

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  8. Ah, what a fun trip this must have been. I especially love the photo where you managed to make everyone look like shit except for Jin, who was sick as a dog. Personally I think you all look fine, but your commentary was brilliant. 🙂

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    • Hey Sun Mi,
      It was so much fun. We really did a fortnights worth of sight seeing in three days. Every moment was Go Go Go. At the end of each day we all fell into our beds exhausted.
      HEAVEN.
      Portia xx

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  9. Wow! What gorgeous memories of beautiful friends together in a stunning backdrop. I love your photo essays Portia. Sandra xoxo

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  10. The perfect way to come up for air after a hard week – I laughed out loud at the comment about Jin really looking shit, haha, and love Tara’s expression in the car – reminds me of ex-Mr Bonkers’ special ‘sad face’ when his glass of wine had mysteriously ‘evaporated’. It was great to see so many new pictures – you guys are true masters of the selfie, as you are invariably all present and correct, and not unduly blurry. Flattered to see the beanie I now realise I made 😉 feature in so many snaps of Tara, and am studying your own capsule wardrobe of caps with a keen interest.

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    • Hey Vanessa,
      Poor Jin. It was a real ordeal for him to be unwell on holiday.
      Tara was hilarious and excellent company. She and Anna Maria hit it off completely and had a wonderful time together some evenings when I went to hang with Jin. They’d go off and find gelato or booze.
      The beanie, yes Tara wore hers with such pride and we all got a bit jealous. So lovely.
      Portia xx

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    • YAY! Glad to give you a chuckle Musette. Venice is amazing. One day we’ll spend some real time there.
      Portia xx

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  14. Wonderful wonderful photo essay gorgeous (poor Jin though)
    I’m so glad you saw Peggy’s place and her art collection as it was one of my highlights when I was there back in 99.
    XXX… T

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    • Hey Tim,
      It’s a must do. Same pics but every time I get something different from the place.
      Except, EVERY time I get in trouble for blowing the Calder mobiles. He He he. They are made to move.
      Portia xx

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  15. Portia your photo posts always make me smile. The good vibes are absolutely contagious. I’m desperate that I couldn’t have made it to Rovinj this time. Waaaaah….

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