My girlfriend and I will be in Venice and Rome during Valentine's. I
plan on proposing to her but don't know where. I want it to be as
romantic as possible. I've read that the top of Campanile Tower
overlooking the Piazza San Marco would be a great spot, but it doesn't
look all that nice from pictures. St Mark's Square has been recommended
but some say it's too crowded. Rialto Bridge at sunrise or sunset is
supposed to be a great spot. Under the Bridge of Sighs in a gondola
with singers and an accordian player...but will that be difficult to
plan and I've read that it may be risk with the possibility of the ring
falling into the water. I really don't know. Or would Rome be better
(we'll be in Venice first)? Also, what are the spots that we must see?

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your help.


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Gondolas are big -- I wouldn't worry about dropping the ring. It would be a
wonderful memory. Bit chilly, but you will have your love to keep you warm.
Tell the gondolier what you want to do beforehand so that he lingers in the
right spot.
Different, but nice, would be at dinner at the restaurant on top of the
Hotel Danieli, overlooking the lagoon. Lunch might be better -- you would
see more. Tell the Maitre D what you plan.
rjf
"brokeandproposing" <[email protected]> wrote
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    > My girlfriend and I will be in Venice and Rome during Valentine's. I
    > plan on proposing to her but don't know where. I want it to be as
    > romantic as possible. I've read that the top of Campanile Tower
    > overlooking the Piazza San Marco would be a great spot, but it doesn't
    > look all that nice from pictures. St Mark's Square has been recommended
    > but some say it's too crowded. Rialto Bridge at sunrise or sunset is
    > supposed to be a great spot. Under the Bridge of Sighs in a gondola
    > with singers and an accordian player...but will that be difficult to
    > plan and I've read that it may be risk with the possibility of the ring
    > falling into the water. I really don't know. Or would Rome be better
    > (we'll be in Venice first)? Also, what are the spots that we must see?
    > Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your help.
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    > Gondolas are big -- I wouldn't worry about dropping the ring. It would be a

It's got the added benefit that the wife-to-be can't run away, too. :-)

SCNR

R

On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 17:25:37 +0100, in rec.travel.europe, Ralph Holz <[email protected]>
arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :

... > Gondolas are big -- I wouldn't worry about dropping the ring. It would be a
...
... It's got the added benefit that the wife-to-be can't run away, too. :-)

Talk about a trap... LOL

<< I plan on proposing to her but don't know where. I want it to be as romantic
as possible. I've read that the top of Campanile Tower overlooking the Piazza
San Marco would be a great spot, but it doesn't look all that nice from
pictures. St Mark's Square has been recommendedbut some say it's too crowded.
Rialto Bridge at sunrise or sunset issupposed to be a great spot. Under the
Bridge of Sighs in a gondola
with singers and an accordian player...but will that be difficult to plan and
I've read that it may be risk with the possibility of the ring falling into the
water. I really don't know. Or would Rome be better
(we'll be in Venice first)? Also, what are the spots that we must see? >>

Why not just propose in the quiet of your room or in a nice little restaurant
or while walking quietly along one of the canals?

The top of the Campanile? And you find your girlfriend suffers from vertigo? In
St. Mark's Square where the pigeons splat on her head? Under the Bridge of
Sighs, with her thoughts of those prisoners walking above you to their death?
On the Rialto Bridge with her crushed by the too many pedestrians?

"Steltzjr" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > << I plan on proposing to her but don't know where. I want it to be as
romantic
    > as possible. I've read that the top of Campanile Tower overlooking the
Piazza
    > San Marco would be a great spot, but it doesn't look all that nice from
    > pictures. St Mark's Square has been recommendedbut some say it's too
crowded.
    > Rialto Bridge at sunrise or sunset issupposed to be a great spot. Under
the
    > Bridge of Sighs in a gondola
    > with singers and an accordian player...but will that be difficult to plan
and
    > I've read that it may be risk with the possibility of the ring falling
into the
    > water. I really don't know. Or would Rome be better
    > (we'll be in Venice first)? Also, what are the spots that we must see? >>
    > Why not just propose in the quiet of your room or in a nice little
restaurant
    > or while walking quietly along one of the canals?
    > The top of the Campanile? And you find your girlfriend suffers from
vertigo? In
    > St. Mark's Square where the pigeons splat on her head? Under the Bridge of
    > Sighs, with her thoughts of those prisoners walking above you to their
death?
    > On the Rialto Bridge with her crushed by the too many pedestrians?
You surely can't beat the gondola?
My alternative would be on the lagoon island of Torcello - surely one of the
more beautiful spots in Europe?

Surreyman

"brokeandproposing" <[email protected]> wrote
in message news:[email protected]...
    > My girlfriend and I will be in Venice and Rome during Valentine's. I
    > plan on proposing to her but don't know where. I want it to be as
    > romantic as possible. I've read that the top of Campanile Tower
    > overlooking the Piazza San Marco would be a great spot, but it doesn't
    > look all that nice from pictures. St Mark's Square has been recommended
    > but some say it's too crowded. Rialto Bridge at sunrise or sunset is
    > supposed to be a great spot. Under the Bridge of Sighs in a gondola
    > with singers and an accordian player...but will that be difficult to
    > plan and I've read that it may be risk with the possibility of the ring
    > falling into the water. I really don't know. Or would Rome be better
    > (we'll be in Venice first)? Also, what are the spots that we must see?
    > Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your help.


If you are going to go the totally "done-up" route, I would suggest
arranging something with a gondolier beforehand. I am sure that an
experienced one would be the best possible resources for helping you to
arrange something unique - a special song with her name to be sung,
champagne popping out from under the seat, perhaps even a serenade from a
choir of gondoliers?

Of course, I am sure they would take you to a spot that the average Joe
would not think to recommend either.

    | "brokeandproposing" wrote
    | > My girlfriend and I will be in Venice and Rome during Valentine's.
    | > I plan on proposing to her but don't know where.

Whatever you do, not put the ring in something that she might
eat or drink. From time to time, I see happy, innocent couples in
the courthouse applying for marriage licenses, think "poor saps...
they don't have a clue." I'm reminded of this saying:

When a man marries woman, he often does so thinking that she'll
always stay the same fun-loving, youthful, generous person she is
today. When a woman marries a man, she often does so thinking
that he will change into a better, more considerate, sophisticated,
mature person. He won't change and she will, so inevitably, they'll
both be disappointed. [R]

<< My girlfriend and I will be in Venice and Rome during Valentine's. I
plan on proposing to her but don't know where. I want it to be as
romantic as possible.>>

My personal choice would be at the "Punta della Dogana" which is the tip of
the end of Dorsodura. It sticks out into the Bacino di San Marco with
unrivalled views of the Palazzo Ducale , out across the lagoon to the Lido
and the Guidecca with San Giorgio Maggiore and several other floodlit
churches. The view is spectacular on a nice evening. It is quite likely that
you will be the only people there as it is not a very heavily visited bit of
Venice. To get there, you get the No.1 vaporetto, or any that goes down the
Grand Canal, and get off at Santa Maria della Salute. Walk to your left past
the Custom House and keep going until you run out of land. There is a big
monument with a globe where you can sit on its base, if I remember
correctly.



Afterwards, when you have done the biz, you could take a stroll to the far
end of the Fondamenta Zattere where you can pop into a shop, whose name
escapes me, which is supposed to sell the best ice cream in Venice.



Be very careful though. There is a long history of people throwing wedding
rings into the lagoon.

In news:[email protected],
Phred Bear <[email protected]> typed:

    > Afterwards, when you have done the biz, you could take a stroll
    > to
    > the far end of the Fondamenta Zattere where you can pop into a
    > shop,
    > whose name escapes me, which is supposed to sell the best ice
    > cream
    > in Venice.


Nico.

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Nico is far from the end. More or less on a line with the Accademia, on the
other side: Near the Gesuati. It is not so much the gelato for which it is
popular, but for the many rich, sumptuous concoctions made with it.
rjf
"Ken Blake" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > In news:[email protected],
    > Phred Bear <[email protected]> typed:
    > > Afterwards, when you have done the biz, you could take a stroll
    > > to
    > > the far end of the Fondamenta Zattere where you can pop into a
    > > shop,
    > > whose name escapes me, which is supposed to sell the best ice
    > > cream
    > > in Venice.
    > Nico.
    > --
    > Ken Blake
    > Please reply to the newsgroup

The "globe" is the base of the the Fortuna statue: but the whole thing is
about thirty to forty meters up. Down at ground level -- which is hard to
get to because of the interminable construction that has been going on for
over two years -- is the customs house. Not very romantic -- the view is
beautiful, but -- and this is only the opinion of a softy -- not really
"romantic." Just lovely. Romance, to me, needs a special, intimate setting.
rjf

"Phred Bear" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    > << My girlfriend and I will be in Venice and Rome during Valentine's. I
    > plan on proposing to her but don't know where. I want it to be as
    > romantic as possible.>>
    > My personal choice would be at the "Punta della Dogana" which is the tip
of
    > the end of Dorsodura. It sticks out into the Bacino di San Marco with
    > unrivalled views of the Palazzo Ducale , out across the lagoon to the Lido
    > and the Guidecca with San Giorgio Maggiore and several other floodlit
    > churches. The view is spectacular on a nice evening. It is quite likely
that
    > you will be the only people there as it is not a very heavily visited bit
of
    > Venice. To get there, you get the No.1 vaporetto, or any that goes down
the
    > Grand Canal, and get off at Santa Maria della Salute. Walk to your left
past
    > the Custom House and keep going until you run out of land. There is a big
    > monument with a globe where you can sit on its base, if I remember
    > correctly.
    > Afterwards, when you have done the biz, you could take a stroll to the far
    > end of the Fondamenta Zattere where you can pop into a shop, whose name
    > escapes me, which is supposed to sell the best ice cream in Venice.
    > Be very careful though. There is a long history of people throwing wedding
    > rings into the lagoon.

In news:[email protected],
Bob Fusillo <[email protected]> typed:

    > Nico is far from the end. More or less on a line with the
    > Accademia,
    > on the other side: Near the Gesuati.


Well, it depends on what you call the Fondamente Zattere. There's
more than one Zattere. Nico is very close to the end of the
Fondamente Zattere del Gesuati. If you continue walking along
what appears to be the same path, the name changes and you'll be
on the Fondamente Zattere P.te Lungo.


    > It is not so much the gelato for
    > which it is popular, but for the many rich, sumptuous
    > concoctions
    > made with it.


Nico is very well known for its gelato. I of course can't be sure
that's what Phred Bear was referring to, but it remains my guess
that that was it.

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    > "Ken Blake" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    >> In news:[email protected],
    >> Phred Bear <[email protected]> typed:
    >> > Afterwards, when you have done the biz, you could take a
    >> > stroll
    >> > to
    >> > the far end of the Fondamenta Zattere where you can pop into
    >> > a
    >> > shop,
    >> > whose name escapes me, which is supposed to sell the best
    >> > ice
    >> > cream
    >> > in Venice.
    >> Nico.
    >> --
    >> Ken Blake
    >> Please reply to the newsgroup

"Ken Blake" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
    >> Well, it depends on what you call the Fondamente Zattere. There's
    > more than one Zattere. Nico is very close to the end of the
    > Fondamente Zattere del Gesuati. If you continue walking along
    > what appears to be the same path, the name changes and you'll be
    > on the Fondamente Zattere P.te Lungo.

A strange nit-pick. The fact that it changes its name along the way makes
little difference: it is the same path --one long stretch. Venetians think
of the Zattere as the whole thing. ( In spite of the muddled construction in
front of the Gesuati.)
There are so many myths and so few Venetians. Ask a Venetian about Nico's
and he will probably say Iced Cafe. The "best" gelato is like the "best"
barbecue in America. In our part of town it is a little place at the
intersection of Salizzada San Lio and Calle del Paradiso. Gelato, tho, is
heavenly anywhere. But the Iced Cafe at Nico's is heaven in a glass. One
should make it a life's task to try all the Gelato in town -- and then move
on to Firenze, where is also spectacular. Did I mention Siena?
rjf

    > Under the Bridge of Sighs in a gondola
    >with singers and an accordian player...but will that be difficult to
    >plan and I've read that it may be risk with the possibility of the ring
    >falling into the water.

I think a gondola should be fine and the only risk of the ring going overboard
is if she throws it away.

I don't think the Bridge of Signs is a very romantic spot for that, however, as
that is where prisoners were taken across to the jail, often never to return.

Hiring a gondola should be easy enough. A posting on Internet today says the
temperatures are incredibly low now in Venice, so February may be bad. But you
can decide when you get there, acccording to the weather.

Hiring musicians may be complex but you could probably find a gondolier with as
good voice. Your hotel could help.

Please acknowledge this as I am sending it by a new route and do not know if it
is going out properly.


Larry at Morro Bay, California (seaotter 6 at a o l dot c o m)(no spaces in
address)