tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post89781260232547587..comments2024-03-28T16:47:51.948-04:00Comments on Murder is Everywhere: Travels with David: A Venetian AdventureOvidia Yuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749549092493567689noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-60190171652095723962014-05-21T23:38:15.245-04:002014-05-21T23:38:15.245-04:00What a lovely story. Pity that woman to have marri...What a lovely story. Pity that woman to have married such a Buffon. I don't know if this is still the case, but the "ugly German" used to be a sad phenomenon of tourism in Southern Europe. Fortunately, not all or even most were like that.Michaelhttp://michael-niemann.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-70149928195350690672014-05-21T19:47:26.313-04:002014-05-21T19:47:26.313-04:00Loved this story Annamaria - yrsaLoved this story Annamaria - yrsaYrsa Sigurdardottirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05889410114439001207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-45649896015815593532014-05-19T11:58:54.439-04:002014-05-19T11:58:54.439-04:00EvKa, I knew you would see this for the silly busi...EvKa, I knew you would see this for the silly business it really was. Italians especially love this story, because fate cast the Alpini into the midst of what could have been just annoying. Putting them in proved that chance is the most creative force on the planet, if you let it in.Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-28244532219271204502014-05-19T11:52:42.308-04:002014-05-19T11:52:42.308-04:00Thanks, Thelma. The whole thing was gleeful!Thanks, Thelma. The whole thing was gleeful!Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-655731768271284982014-05-19T11:51:02.456-04:002014-05-19T11:51:02.456-04:00Well, good. I see that as progress. Our "sa...Well, good. I see that as progress. Our "same face, same race" confreres on both sides of the Aegean need to rise above what they have been called for decades. Even as our USA Supreme court makes sure that our pols raise "on the take" to stratospheric levels. Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-25845639278358857362014-05-19T11:42:13.152-04:002014-05-19T11:42:13.152-04:00An electrifying tale of a desperate moonlight esca...An electrifying tale of a desperate moonlight escape from Venice whilst pursued by a soul-sucking Nazi SS officer! Read the book! See the movie! Live the excitement! Thanks for sharing!Everett Kaserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12371555243187874414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-49402866059022224142014-05-19T11:41:13.447-04:002014-05-19T11:41:13.447-04:00Considering what I'm seeing over here, the ans...Considering what I'm seeing over here, the answer to your final question is a definite "Yes." He most certainly would lose his job...for accepting so little and ruining it for everyone else.Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-13883516547709445052014-05-19T11:23:09.577-04:002014-05-19T11:23:09.577-04:00Charming story. T.J. Straw in ManhattanCharming story. T.J. Straw in ManhattanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-87734820990549930632014-05-19T09:35:25.099-04:002014-05-19T09:35:25.099-04:00https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSSLJvu7pwk&fe...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSSLJvu7pwk&feature=em-share_video_user<br /><br />If you can't see the video and want to, here is where to find it. It is a hoot!<br />Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-56721632207096956572014-05-19T09:19:03.448-04:002014-05-19T09:19:03.448-04:00Jeff, I believed the conductor. I don't think...Jeff, I believed the conductor. I don't think "obstinate" is a word I would have used to describe him. Why would he risk a really good job--hard to find in Italy then and now--to accept any amount from a one-time "donor?" He told me that if it weren't for the weeping lady, he would have put the man off the train and left him in that small town in the Veneto. His courtesy to that smug fool was monumental. Would a Greek really have taken ten marks? Would he have lost his job if he had been caught? Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-48461781128031828442014-05-19T03:22:33.370-04:002014-05-19T03:22:33.370-04:00I think the phrase is "same face, same race.&...I think the phrase is "same face, same race." Welcome to Greece...though I'm not sure the conductor would have been as "obstinate" toward accepting German money here. :)Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.com