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THE VENICE LIDO: Glamour
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Webster: "I'm so jolly glad I won for England! By Robin Saikia direct from Blue Guides. Excellent discounts and immediate despatch. On the terrace of the Excelsior and the strains of Belle Epoque melody in the ballroom of the Hotel des Bains were replaced by the aphrodisiac whiff of benzina. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). I have enjoyed it hugely - and it has taught me. Lots that I didn't know. Warmth, charm and eccentric scholarship. This book will broaden your horizons. Map of the Venice Lido. Marinetti i...
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THE VENICE LIDO: Hitler
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By Robin Saikia direct from Blue Guides. Excellent discounts and immediate despatch. The most notorious of the club’s guests in its early days was Hitler, who visited the Lido in 1934 on a state visit to Mussolini. Though Hitler’s visit bore little resemblance to the grave pageant and elaborately staged ritual prepared for Henri III and other visiting heads of state it was, nevertheless, a piece of theatre and an embarrassing one at that. The American foreign correspondent and Elisabetta Cerruti [2].
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ROBIN'S DIARY: Robin Saikia's 10 Things to Do on the Venice Lido
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By Robin Saikia - British travel writer - www.robinsaikia.com. Tuesday, 31 May 2011. Robin Saikia's 10 Things to Do on the Venice Lido. My latest book,. Which, I am told, is rapidly becoming the beach book of choice this summer. I am always interested to hear about good or bad experiences on the Lido - restaurants, bars, nightclubs, sites of historical interest, exhibitions, concerts. I can be reached by email: robin@robinsaikia.com. And of how to book tours. A chapter of. Charts the troubled history of ...
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ROBIN SAIKIA: Robin Saikia's 10 Things to Do on the Venice Lido
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POEMS ABOUT GOD and others. POVEGLIA - Venice's haunted island. Tuesday, 31 May 2011. Robin Saikia's 10 Things to Do on the Venice Lido. My latest book,. Contains a list of places that are either mentioned in the book or that I've enjoyed and can personally recommend. The eleventh thing to do would be to. Your Lido hotel may have in-house bicycles for hire. Failing that, there are several bikes-for-hire shops near the vaporetto station and on the Gran Viale S M Elisabetta. A good site for cyclist...For a...
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ROBIN'S DIARY: May 2011
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By Robin Saikia - British travel writer - www.robinsaikia.com. Tuesday, 31 May 2011. Robin Saikia's 10 Things to Do on the Venice Lido. My latest book,. Which, I am told, is rapidly becoming the beach book of choice this summer. I am always interested to hear about good or bad experiences on the Lido - restaurants, bars, nightclubs, sites of historical interest, exhibitions, concerts. I can be reached by email: robin@robinsaikia.com. And of how to book tours. A chapter of. Charts the troubled history of ...
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Properties for sale in Lido & Other areas in Venice - Views on Venice Estates
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Views On Venice Estates. Larger Apartments and Palazzi. VOV-E In The Press. Locations Lido and Other. A 7 mile long and narrow island separating Venice from the Adriatic Sea, the Lido is a wonderful spot offering peace, open space, fresh air and a relaxing change of scenery away from the hustle and bustle yet with quick and easy access across the waters by vaporetto (water bus) throughout the day and night to the cultural hotspots and sights of central Venice. View all properties in Lido and Other. Views...
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THE VENICE LIDO: Venice's bookshops face closure - here is a possible solution
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Sunday, 14 April 2013. Venice's bookshops face closure - here is a possible solution. A Solution for the Bookshops of Venice - by Robin Saikia - 14 April 2013. But how about a permanent solution, one that would be commmercially viable and appeal both to private sponsors - such as Prada or Benetton - to the Comune and to central government? If you wish to help take this idea further, please email me at robin@robinsaikia.com. Robin Saikia is a British author living in Venice. His books include The Veni...
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THE VENICE LIDO: BUY THIS BOOK
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Click here to buy directly from Blue Guides - excellent discount and immediate despatch! What's in the book? Chapter I, Ah, the Lido! Chapter II, We wed thee, O Sea. Chapter III, Colonies and Crusades. Explains how, over time, the Lido was called on to fulfil several roles: as a garrison, an embarkation point for the Venetian fleet and as a venue for the reception of important foreign visitors down the ages - from the disastrous events of the Fourth Crusade to the fall of the Venetian Republic to Napoleon.
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THE VENICE LIDO: GAY
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By Robin Saikia direct from Blue Guides. Excellent discounts and immediate despatch. Did you know. . .that in the 16th century there were so many gay sailors in the Venetian Navy that the ruling council was scared that the fleet might be destroyed in an act of divine retribution? There is a military prison on the Lido at Venice,” reported John Addington Symonds, “where incorrigible lovers of their own sex, amongst other culprits, are confined. A man here said: ‘All our loves in this...I have enjoyed it h...
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THE VENICE LIDO: Author
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Robin Saikia is a British travel writer and historian based in London. He was educated at Winchester College and Merton College, Oxford and grew up in England, Zambia and India. He is a keen cook, an adventurous traveller, a regular concert-goer and an accomplished classical pianist. He has a regularly updated website. And an online diary. He lives in Hampstead and is married to the actress Vicki Carpenter. He has three sons by a previous marriage, Alexander, Sebastian. A historical and cultural explorat...