Where to propose in Venice?
Feb 8th 2005 | 8:07 pm
#91
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Re: Where to propose in Venice?
Following up to Bob Fusillo
>Valentine was executed on A.D. February 14, 270, during one of the Christian
>persecutions ordered by Emperor Claudius II Gothicus.
so we have got it all wrong, we should execute a few people on
Valentines day rather than make card manufacturers richer in the
hope of pulling a girl we are afraid to ask if she would "sleep"
with us? Or am I too unromantic?
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>Valentine was executed on A.D. February 14, 270, during one of the Christian
>persecutions ordered by Emperor Claudius II Gothicus.
so we have got it all wrong, we should execute a few people on
Valentines day rather than make card manufacturers richer in the
hope of pulling a girl we are afraid to ask if she would "sleep"
with us? Or am I too unromantic?
--
Mike Reid
Wasdale-Thames path-London-photos "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" <-- you can email us@ this site
Eat-walk-Spain "http://www.fell-walker.co.uk" <-- dontuse@ all, it's a spamtrap
Feb 8th 2005 | 9:44 pm
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Re: Where to propose in Venice?
"Bob Fusillo" <[email protected]> wrote:
>"Padraig Breathnach" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected].. .
>> I suppose we could visit Valentine's remains on the 14th. Does anybody
>> in this group know where they are to be found?
>Presumably somewhere in Rome:
He emigrated some years after his death. See
http://carmelites.ie/Ireland/Whitefr.../valentine.htm
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>"Padraig Breathnach" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected].. .
>> I suppose we could visit Valentine's remains on the 14th. Does anybody
>> in this group know where they are to be found?
>Presumably somewhere in Rome:
He emigrated some years after his death. See
http://carmelites.ie/Ireland/Whitefr.../valentine.htm
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Mar 15th 2005 | 2:40 am
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Re: Where to propose in Venice?
Thanks to every one that offered suggestions. I ended up proposing on a
gondola right by the Rialto Bridge our first night there. Plaza was way
too crowded and full of pigeons. Top of the tower was freezing and
windy. Rialto Bridge was also extremely crowded. Would have been
perfect if I could have gotten the gondolier to take a picture during
the act. 80 euro and no singing? Don't know that I would ever go back
to Europe tho, unless it was in the summer. Way too cold. Actually
snowed in Venice and rained in Rome. I think we'll stick to cruises to
the Caribbean. Plus food was really expensive. 4 person buffet outside
the Vatican for 85 euro? They microwaved the dishes!
Funny story about the gelato. Went to Nico for the famous iced caffee
but got confused and ended up asking for the gelato instead of what I
assume was the iced coffee.
Thanks again!
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gondola right by the Rialto Bridge our first night there. Plaza was way
too crowded and full of pigeons. Top of the tower was freezing and
windy. Rialto Bridge was also extremely crowded. Would have been
perfect if I could have gotten the gondolier to take a picture during
the act. 80 euro and no singing? Don't know that I would ever go back
to Europe tho, unless it was in the summer. Way too cold. Actually
snowed in Venice and rained in Rome. I think we'll stick to cruises to
the Caribbean. Plus food was really expensive. 4 person buffet outside
the Vatican for 85 euro? They microwaved the dishes!
Funny story about the gelato. Went to Nico for the famous iced caffee
but got confused and ended up asking for the gelato instead of what I
assume was the iced coffee.
Thanks again!
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Mar 15th 2005 | 2:52 am
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Re: Where to propose in Venice?
On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 09:40:25 -0600, brokeandproposing
<[email protected]> wrote:
>Thanks to every one that offered suggestions. I ended up proposing on a
>gondola right by the Rialto Bridge our first night there. Plaza was way
>too crowded and full of pigeons. Top of the tower was freezing and
>windy. Rialto Bridge was also extremely crowded. Would have been
>perfect if I could have gotten the gondolier to take a picture during
>the act. 80 euro and no singing? Don't know that I would ever go back
>to Europe tho, unless it was in the summer. Way too cold. Actually
>snowed in Venice and rained in Rome. I think we'll stick to cruises to
>the Caribbean. Plus food was really expensive. 4 person buffet outside
>the Vatican for 85 euro?
4 persons on your honeymoon. Have you been completely honest with us?
>They microwaved the dishes!
>Funny story about the gelato. Went to Nico for the famous iced caffee
>but got confused and ended up asking for the gelato instead of what I
>assume was the iced coffee.
>Thanks again!
Yeah, but she did say yes?
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<[email protected]> wrote:
>Thanks to every one that offered suggestions. I ended up proposing on a
>gondola right by the Rialto Bridge our first night there. Plaza was way
>too crowded and full of pigeons. Top of the tower was freezing and
>windy. Rialto Bridge was also extremely crowded. Would have been
>perfect if I could have gotten the gondolier to take a picture during
>the act. 80 euro and no singing? Don't know that I would ever go back
>to Europe tho, unless it was in the summer. Way too cold. Actually
>snowed in Venice and rained in Rome. I think we'll stick to cruises to
>the Caribbean. Plus food was really expensive. 4 person buffet outside
>the Vatican for 85 euro?
4 persons on your honeymoon. Have you been completely honest with us?
>They microwaved the dishes!
>Funny story about the gelato. Went to Nico for the famous iced caffee
>but got confused and ended up asking for the gelato instead of what I
>assume was the iced coffee.
>Thanks again!
Yeah, but she did say yes?
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Mar 15th 2005 | 3:05 am
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Did she say yes?
For what it is worth, I like europe in the off season (and I like
Caribbean cruises, too)
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Mar 15th 2005 | 4:56 am
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brokeandproposing <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Thanks to every one that offered suggestions. I ended up proposing on a
>gondola right by the Rialto Bridge our first night there. Plaza was way
>too crowded and full of pigeons. Top of the tower was freezing and
>windy. Rialto Bridge was also extremely crowded. Would have been
>perfect if I could have gotten the gondolier to take a picture during
>the act. 80 euro and no singing? Don't know that I would ever go back
>to Europe tho, unless it was in the summer. Way too cold. Actually
>snowed in Venice
Sounds like we were there at the same time. Why didn't you stop me and
say hello? Oh, all right. I accept that you had a more pressing
engagement!
I took a picture of the grand canal from the Rialto. Perhaps you were
in one of the gondolas.
Given the number of visitors in Venice in February, I'm not sure if I
could put up with the crowds in summer.
>Funny story about the gelato. Went to Nico for the famous iced caffee
>but got confused and ended up asking for the gelato instead of what I
>assume was the iced coffee.
Neither Herself nor I could bring ourselves to order gelato, much
though we like it. The ambient temperature was too damn low.
Are you going to invite us to the wedding?
May you have many years of happiness together.
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wrote:
>Thanks to every one that offered suggestions. I ended up proposing on a
>gondola right by the Rialto Bridge our first night there. Plaza was way
>too crowded and full of pigeons. Top of the tower was freezing and
>windy. Rialto Bridge was also extremely crowded. Would have been
>perfect if I could have gotten the gondolier to take a picture during
>the act. 80 euro and no singing? Don't know that I would ever go back
>to Europe tho, unless it was in the summer. Way too cold. Actually
>snowed in Venice
Sounds like we were there at the same time. Why didn't you stop me and
say hello? Oh, all right. I accept that you had a more pressing
engagement!
I took a picture of the grand canal from the Rialto. Perhaps you were
in one of the gondolas.
Given the number of visitors in Venice in February, I'm not sure if I
could put up with the crowds in summer.
>Funny story about the gelato. Went to Nico for the famous iced caffee
>but got confused and ended up asking for the gelato instead of what I
>assume was the iced coffee.
Neither Herself nor I could bring ourselves to order gelato, much
though we like it. The ambient temperature was too damn low.
Are you going to invite us to the wedding?
May you have many years of happiness together.
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Mar 15th 2005 | 5:23 am
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On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 17:56:40 +0000, in rec.travel.europe, Padraig Breathnach
<[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
... Are you going to invite us to the wedding?
...
... May you have many years of happiness together.
He didn't say whether she accepted !
<[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
... Are you going to invite us to the wedding?
...
... May you have many years of happiness together.
He didn't say whether she accepted !
Mar 15th 2005 | 5:37 am
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Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 17:56:40 +0000, in rec.travel.europe, Padraig Breathnach
><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
> ... Are you going to invite us to the wedding?
> ...
> ... May you have many years of happiness together.
>He didn't say whether she accepted !
Do you think he would have posted at all if she had refused?
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>On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 17:56:40 +0000, in rec.travel.europe, Padraig Breathnach
><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
> ... Are you going to invite us to the wedding?
> ...
> ... May you have many years of happiness together.
>He didn't say whether she accepted !
Do you think he would have posted at all if she had refused?
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Mar 15th 2005 | 5:50 am
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Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 18:37:56 +0000, in rec.travel.europe, Padraig Breathnach
><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
> ... Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
> ...
> ... >On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 17:56:40 +0000, in rec.travel.europe, Padraig Breathnach
> ... ><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
> ... >
> ... >
> ... > ... Are you going to invite us to the wedding?
> ... > ...
> ... > ... May you have many years of happiness together.
> ... >
> ... >He didn't say whether she accepted !
> ...
> ... Do you think he would have posted at all if she had refused?
>Why should I know what he would or would not do ?
You have lived, and that is a good starting point for understanding
human nature -- for some of us, anyway.
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>On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 18:37:56 +0000, in rec.travel.europe, Padraig Breathnach
><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
> ... Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
> ...
> ... >On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 17:56:40 +0000, in rec.travel.europe, Padraig Breathnach
> ... ><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
> ... >
> ... >
> ... > ... Are you going to invite us to the wedding?
> ... > ...
> ... > ... May you have many years of happiness together.
> ... >
> ... >He didn't say whether she accepted !
> ...
> ... Do you think he would have posted at all if she had refused?
>Why should I know what he would or would not do ?
You have lived, and that is a good starting point for understanding
human nature -- for some of us, anyway.
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Mar 15th 2005 | 5:51 am
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On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 18:37:56 +0000, in rec.travel.europe, Padraig Breathnach
<[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
... Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
...
... >On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 17:56:40 +0000, in rec.travel.europe, Padraig Breathnach
... ><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
... >
... >
... > ... Are you going to invite us to the wedding?
... > ...
... > ... May you have many years of happiness together.
... >
... >He didn't say whether she accepted !
...
... Do you think he would have posted at all if she had refused?
Why should I know what he would or would not do ?
<[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
... Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
...
... >On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 17:56:40 +0000, in rec.travel.europe, Padraig Breathnach
... ><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
... >
... >
... > ... Are you going to invite us to the wedding?
... > ...
... > ... May you have many years of happiness together.
... >
... >He didn't say whether she accepted !
...
... Do you think he would have posted at all if she had refused?
Why should I know what he would or would not do ?
Mar 15th 2005 | 7:07 am
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Padraig Breathnach <[email protected]> wrote:
>>On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 17:56:40 +0000, in rec.travel.europe, Padraig Breathnach
>><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
>> ... Are you going to invite us to the wedding?
>> ...
>> ... May you have many years of happiness together.
>>He didn't say whether she accepted !
> Do you think he would have posted at all if she had refused?
No.
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>>On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 17:56:40 +0000, in rec.travel.europe, Padraig Breathnach
>><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
>> ... Are you going to invite us to the wedding?
>> ...
>> ... May you have many years of happiness together.
>>He didn't say whether she accepted !
> Do you think he would have posted at all if she had refused?
No.
> --
> PB
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Mar 15th 2005 | 5:37 pm
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On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 18:50:34 +0000, in rec.travel.europe, Padraig Breathnach
<[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
... Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
...
... >On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 18:37:56 +0000, in rec.travel.europe, Padraig Breathnach
... ><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
... >
... > ... Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
... > ...
... > ... >On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 17:56:40 +0000, in rec.travel.europe, Padraig Breathnach
... > ... ><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
... > ... >
... > ... >
... > ... > ... Are you going to invite us to the wedding?
... > ... > ...
... > ... > ... May you have many years of happiness together.
... > ... >
... > ... >He didn't say whether she accepted !
... > ...
... > ... Do you think he would have posted at all if she had refused?
... >
... >Why should I know what he would or would not do ?
...
... You have lived, and that is a good starting point for understanding
... human nature -- for some of us, anyway.
Human nature is much more complicated than you seem to believe. I'm not taking bets on it
any longer - at least *this* I learned.
<[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
... Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
...
... >On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 18:37:56 +0000, in rec.travel.europe, Padraig Breathnach
... ><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
... >
... > ... Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
... > ...
... > ... >On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 17:56:40 +0000, in rec.travel.europe, Padraig Breathnach
... > ... ><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
... > ... >
... > ... >
... > ... > ... Are you going to invite us to the wedding?
... > ... > ...
... > ... > ... May you have many years of happiness together.
... > ... >
... > ... >He didn't say whether she accepted !
... > ...
... > ... Do you think he would have posted at all if she had refused?
... >
... >Why should I know what he would or would not do ?
...
... You have lived, and that is a good starting point for understanding
... human nature -- for some of us, anyway.
Human nature is much more complicated than you seem to believe. I'm not taking bets on it
any longer - at least *this* I learned.
Mar 15th 2005 | 7:56 pm
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On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 19:23:00 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
wrote:
>On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 17:56:40 +0000, in rec.travel.europe, Padraig Breathnach
><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
> ... Are you going to invite us to the wedding?
> ...
> ... May you have many years of happiness together.
>He didn't say whether she accepted !
If not, may they have many years of happiness apart?
psst! want to buy a cheap ring, Magda?
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wrote:
>On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 17:56:40 +0000, in rec.travel.europe, Padraig Breathnach
><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
> ... Are you going to invite us to the wedding?
> ...
> ... May you have many years of happiness together.
>He didn't say whether she accepted !
If not, may they have many years of happiness apart?
psst! want to buy a cheap ring, Magda?
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Martin
Mar 15th 2005 | 9:01 pm
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Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 18:50:34 +0000, in rec.travel.europe, Padraig Breathnach
><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
> ... Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
> ...
> ... >On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 18:37:56 +0000, in rec.travel.europe, Padraig Breathnach
> ... ><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
> ... >
> ... > ... Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
> ... > ...
> ... > ... >On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 17:56:40 +0000, in rec.travel.europe, Padraig Breathnach
> ... > ... ><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
> ... > ... >
> ... > ... >
> ... > ... > ... Are you going to invite us to the wedding?
> ... > ... > ...
> ... > ... > ... May you have many years of happiness together.
> ... > ... >
> ... > ... >He didn't say whether she accepted !
> ... > ...
> ... > ... Do you think he would have posted at all if she had refused?
> ... >
> ... >Why should I know what he would or would not do ?
> ...
> ... You have lived, and that is a good starting point for understanding
> ... human nature -- for some of us, anyway.
>Human nature is much more complicated than you seem to believe. I'm not taking bets on it
>any longer - at least *this* I learned.
Sure, human nature is complicated. But we need to get on with life.
We make assumptions about and interpretations of all sorts of human
behaviour every day, knowing deep down that we could be wrong, but
trusting that we are probably right. Most times we're right.
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>On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 18:50:34 +0000, in rec.travel.europe, Padraig Breathnach
><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
> ... Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
> ...
> ... >On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 18:37:56 +0000, in rec.travel.europe, Padraig Breathnach
> ... ><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
> ... >
> ... > ... Magda <[email protected]> wrote:
> ... > ...
> ... > ... >On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 17:56:40 +0000, in rec.travel.europe, Padraig Breathnach
> ... > ... ><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
> ... > ... >
> ... > ... >
> ... > ... > ... Are you going to invite us to the wedding?
> ... > ... > ...
> ... > ... > ... May you have many years of happiness together.
> ... > ... >
> ... > ... >He didn't say whether she accepted !
> ... > ...
> ... > ... Do you think he would have posted at all if she had refused?
> ... >
> ... >Why should I know what he would or would not do ?
> ...
> ... You have lived, and that is a good starting point for understanding
> ... human nature -- for some of us, anyway.
>Human nature is much more complicated than you seem to believe. I'm not taking bets on it
>any longer - at least *this* I learned.
Sure, human nature is complicated. But we need to get on with life.
We make assumptions about and interpretations of all sorts of human
behaviour every day, knowing deep down that we could be wrong, but
trusting that we are probably right. Most times we're right.
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PB
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Mar 15th 2005 | 9:03 pm
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nitram <[email protected]> wrote:
>On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 19:23:00 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>>On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 17:56:40 +0000, in rec.travel.europe, Padraig Breathnach
>><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
>> ... Are you going to invite us to the wedding?
>> ...
>> ... May you have many years of happiness together.
>>He didn't say whether she accepted !
>If not, may they have many years of happiness apart?
>psst! want to buy a cheap ring, Magda?
We have been watching your prolonged courtship with bated breath.
Give her the damn ring!
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>On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 19:23:00 +0100, Magda <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>>On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 17:56:40 +0000, in rec.travel.europe, Padraig Breathnach
>><[email protected]> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this :
>> ... Are you going to invite us to the wedding?
>> ...
>> ... May you have many years of happiness together.
>>He didn't say whether she accepted !
>If not, may they have many years of happiness apart?
>psst! want to buy a cheap ring, Magda?
We have been watching your prolonged courtship with bated breath.
Give her the damn ring!
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PB
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