Campo San Simeon Grande outtake reel
07/30/2011
ABOVE: The bell tower in Venice's Campo San Simeon Grande, as viewed from the Hotel Ai Due Fanali's rooftop terrace.
by Durant Imboden
About a week ago, I wrote a review of the Hotel Ai Due Fanali in the Campo San Simeon Grande, a quiet little square that opens directly onto the Grand Canal.
To give our Venice for Visitors readers a better sense of the campo's atmosphere, I dug through our image archives for a video clip that Cheryl had shot in 2010 as part of a "noontime church bells in Venice" series with Maggie as her sidekick.
As with most of Cheryl's noontime videos, two of the three Campo San Simeon Grande clips had a canine accompaniment. I was able to find one usable clip for the review, which Cheryl had recorded as the sound of the bells was waning. The short clip below is an outtake that's tolerable only if you're fond of dogs.
(Linguistic wordplay observation of the day: Maybe it's no coincidence that the German word for "bark" is "bellen.")
This clip was a treat to see and listen to with Jenny, the red-bone hound, on the eve of our week long trip to Venice.
Posted by: Louisemarion | 11/12/2011 at 05:09 PM
I don't know much about red-bone hounds, but we've got a bluetick coonhound named Bill in the neighborhood, and his baying puts Maggie's howling to shame. :-)
Posted by: Durant and Cheryl Imboden | 11/12/2011 at 05:51 PM