Venice.

The pics if anyones bored or interested enough to view.

I was suprised that there seems to be a Guiness following. The wine offsales are cool.

http://www.ushould.co.uk/galleries/Venice/index.html

Nice pics, although I only saw maybe a third of them? BTW...no idea there were swordfish in the Mediterranean (sp?)!

Awesome pictures Orfy, thanks for sharing your holiday with us.

I loved the pics of the markets, sunsets, and architecture.

I see you found some corney kegs over there as well as Hefe. Some things are universal.

Now, the question: Which of these gentlemen are YOU?

http://www.ushould.co.uk/galleries/Venice/images/pict0505.jpg

http://www.ushould.co.uk/galleries/Venice/images/pict0507.jpg

BeeGee said:

Nice pics, although I only saw maybe a third of them? BTW...no idea there were swordfish in the Mediterranean (sp?)!

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Bluefin Tuna too.

So:

No ale

No mermaids

Nice old buildings though.

Pic 130 - I'm glad you got to see Bridge of Sighs...now I want to listen to some Robin Trower...

http://www.ushould.co.uk/galleries/Venice/images/pict0505.jpg That's me.

Did you not spot the pints of Guiness?
pricey though. €4.50 a pint.

Wine from €0.50 a glass.

homebrewer_99 said:

Pic 130 - I'm glad you got to see Bridge of Sighs...now I want to listen to some Robin Trower...

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This one is inside the Bridge of Sighs, not upto the standard set outside.
http://www.ushould.co.uk/galleries/Venice/images/pict0354.jpg

orfy said:

http://www.ushould.co.uk/galleries/Venice/images/pict0505.jpg That's me.

Did you not spot the pints of Guiness?
pricey though. €4.50 a pint.

Wine from €0.50 a glass.

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Yes, I did see the Guiness. I'd never seen the tropical style Guiness pint glasses before.

cool pics orfy. did you miss your ales?!?!?!?!??!
elaborate on the Bridge of Sighs. i'm curious......

DeRoux's Broux said:

cool pics orfy. did you miss your ales?!?!?!?!??!
elaborate on the Bridge of Sighs. i'm curious......

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One side of the bridge is the palace, the other side a prison.

After the prisoner was sentenced he would walk (or be drug) over the bridge to the prison. From there he would get to gaze out at the sun and water and...sigh.

Most of the time this would be the last time they ever saw sunlight before death in prison.

Some people equate it to dying...leaving life and going directly to hell.

There are other interpretations as well. It's interesting. I'm glad you were curious.

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cool. i did a search on Wikipedia (i'm diggin' that web site!). also a Bridge of Sighs in Oxford and Camden(?). even though not exact replica'sof the one in Venice. wow....i learned something after 4 brews......