Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2019/06/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 4 Jun 2019, at 00:14, Adam Bridge via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > > The collision between an MSC cruise ship and the Uniworld river boat ?River Countess? brought our trip last autumn to mind. > > Cruise ships have to navigate one of the large canals to reach the berthing areas. > > This ship is relatively small. > > < https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Travel/2018-Venice-Eastern-Mediterranean/Uniworld-Cruise/Venice-Part-2/i-7VfC7bt/A > > > Here the ?River Countess? is about to be passed by an MSC cruise ship. This is NOT the site of the ?River Countess?? collision on Sunday. > > < https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Travel/2018-Venice-Eastern-Mediterranean/Uniworld-Cruise/Venice-Part-2/i-bNp2k4H/A > > > We departed on the ?Seabourn Odyssey? a vessel of about the same size of the first one I showed. Here we?re looking down onto the ?River Countess?. > > There were 11 (!) cruise ships in port the day we left. Venice was crowded > > < https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Travel/2018-Venice-Eastern-Mediterranean/Uniworld-Cruise/Venice-Part-2/i-FQT5SBR/A > > > We did love Venice. Our last evening we took a gondola ride. The gondolier was head over heels for Jan: > > < https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Travel/2018-Venice-Eastern-Mediterranean/Uniworld-Cruise/Venice-Part-2/i-wGR7Ln6/A > > > The light was wonderful: > > < https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Travel/2018-Venice-Eastern-Mediterranean/Uniworld-Cruise/Venice-Part-2/i-X2WhZGr/A > > > I can make up so many stories about this family group: > > < https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Travel/2018-Venice-Eastern-Mediterranean/Uniworld-Cruise/Venice-Part-2/i-sVnrsxX/A > > > On Burano (which should be sponsored by Technicolor) were these flip flops: > > < https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Travel/2018-Venice-Eastern-Mediterranean/Uniworld-Cruise/Venice-Part-2/i-npr52Rh/A > > > I recommend arising early: > > < https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Travel/2018-Venice-Eastern-Mediterranean/Uniworld-Cruise/Venice-Part-2/i-G4LM2Zd/A > > > A sunset cruise on the Venice Lagoon near the city of Chioggia. > > < https://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/Travel/2018-Venice-Eastern-Mediterranean/Uniworld-Cruise/Venice-Part-2/i-hLDm3P8/A > > > > I hope you enjoyed some of these images. > > Thanks for looking! > > Adam Bridge ======================================================================================= I enjoyed. Especially those last two. -- Alan Alan Magayne-Roshak, Senior Photographer University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Photo Services (Retired) UPAA Photographer of the Year 1978 UPAA Master of the Profession 2014 amr3 at uwm.edu http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Alan+Magayne-Roshak/ "All the technique in the world doesn't compensate for an inability to notice. " - Elliott Erwitt