Venice got some snow this weekend, and I thought you'd like a peek!  My friends over at Venice Daily Photo have some great pictures of this weekend's snow storm:

• Snow on Venice (1)
• Snow on Venice (2)

But Living Venice has something equally interesting.  They posed the question: does the Venetian lagoon ever freeze?  To answer that question they looked back at some vintage footage from the winter of 1929.  It was a particularly harsh winter in Europe, and, indeed, the Venetian lagoon froze during the winter!  Check out this vintage footage of a very icy lagoon:



For more vintage footage of Venice, check out this YouTube site!

And what is winter in Venice without a little Vivaldi.  Here's a great recording from Anna-Sophie Mutter and Herbert Von Karajan of "Winter" from the Venetian composer's "Four Seasons."



So very cool, eh?
Stay warm, my friends!


If you love Venice, I highly recommend you follow both Venice Daily Photo and Living Venice.  I find both to be highly entertaining and informative.  

On the subject of snow and cold, check out these fantastic photos of a snowball fight in Times Square this weekend.  Chasing Light really caught some great shots!   


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