tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3658567784785639005.post51540469381796655..comments2024-03-15T13:03:14.285+01:00Comments on Venetian Cat - The Venice Blog: Papa is Here! Pope Benedict in VeniceCat Bauer in Venice Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18376687575392758300noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3658567784785639005.post-11646093128149496782011-05-10T20:45:22.733+02:002011-05-10T20:45:22.733+02:00Thanks, Murissa. I would have like to have written...Thanks, Murissa. I would have like to have written more, but the library closes early on Sundays and is closed completely on Monday, so I had to write fast:) Yes, the Pope on the Grand Canal is just about as huge as you can get, with all sorts of boats and colors, which is why it was very strange there were no festivities at Rialto. I am not sure exactly what painting you are referring to. Maybe an art expert out there can tell us.Cat Bauer in Venice Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18376687575392758300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3658567784785639005.post-14090726800496092952011-05-10T01:02:21.937+02:002011-05-10T01:02:21.937+02:00Great coverage! and amazing photos. Reminds me of ...Great coverage! and amazing photos. Reminds me of one of the paintings I saw in either the Doge's palace or the Academia gallery where there is a huge festival going on with the pope and boats are abound as well as luxuriously dressed women and the Doge greeting the Pope.<br /><br />The Wanderfull TravelerMurissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17283958017487796952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3658567784785639005.post-18703745573755625382011-05-09T13:08:15.459+02:002011-05-09T13:08:15.459+02:00Pope Benedict XVI is here in Venice as I write thi...Pope Benedict XVI is here in Venice as I write this, and it is something special. Needless to say, security is tight, but you would not really know it; the atmosphere is tranquil and serene. It has been twenty-six years since a pope was here, John Paul II. And, of course, the previous pope, Albino Luciani, the beloved John Paul I, came from Venice; he was the Patriarch of Venice. He was in the Vatican as pope for a mere thirty-three days before he was found dead in bed.Cat Bauer in Venice Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18376687575392758300noreply@blogger.com