18 min
Gondola Days - An Arrival by Train 1897 Then & There - a vintage travel podcast
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Welcome to Venice, site of ancient, watery dreams of gold, purple, song, oleander! Follow F. Hopkinson Smith as he (Francis) takes us via rail to the Venice that greets you as you arrive. This book, Gondola Days is a delight for the senses, and far more evocative than our fella who led us through Belgium and Holland. First a description of the book itself--because what's a vintage travel narrative without the feel of the paper, the details of the illustrations? A teaser of what's to come, via the Tables of Contents and Illustrations, and then smacko! - right into the Venice of the Victorian Era. Sit back and let the Gondola deliver you through these time-worn canals.
Welcome to Venice, site of ancient, watery dreams of gold, purple, song, oleander! Follow F. Hopkinson Smith as he (Francis) takes us via rail to the Venice that greets you as you arrive. This book, Gondola Days is a delight for the senses, and far more evocative than our fella who led us through Belgium and Holland. First a description of the book itself--because what's a vintage travel narrative without the feel of the paper, the details of the illustrations? A teaser of what's to come, via the Tables of Contents and Illustrations, and then smacko! - right into the Venice of the Victorian Era. Sit back and let the Gondola deliver you through these time-worn canals.
18 min